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FeCr2O4 (chromite) is converted to Cr by following steps :

Chromite I NaCrO 4 II Cr 2 O 3 III Cr

Reagents in I, II and II step might be :

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Important Questions on General Principles of Metallurgy

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In the Hall-Heroult process, aluminium is formed at the cathode. The cathode is made out of:
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Which of the following options are correct for the reaction?

2Au(CN)2-(aq)+Zn(s)2Au(s)+Zn(CN)42-(aq)

A. Redox reaction

B. Displacement reaction

C. Decomposition reaction

D. Combination reaction

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

MEDIUM
Name an important ore of silver. How is silver extracted from its sulphide ore? Give balanced chemical equations involved in the extraction of pure silver.
EASY
In the extraction of copper from its sulphide ore, the metal is finally obtained by the reduction of cuprous oxide with:
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In the context of the Hall-Heroult process for the extraction of Al, which of the following statements is false?
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How is zinc extracted from zinc blende? Give chemical reaction.
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Statement I: Leaching of gold with cyanide ion in absence of air / O2 leads to cyano complex of Au(III).

Statement II: Zinc is oxidized during the displacement reaction carried out for gold extraction.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

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Match List I with List II : (Both having metallurgical terms)

  List-I   List-II
(a) Concentration of Ag
ore
(i) Reverberatory furnace
(b) Blast furnace (ii) Pig iron
(c) Blister copper (iii) Leaching with dilute NaCN solution
(d) Froth floatation
method
(iv) Sulfide ores

Choose the correct answer from the options given
below:

HARD
Upon heating with Cu2S, the reagent(s) that give copper metal is/are
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Among the following, the main reactions occurring in blast furnace during extraction of iron from haematite are:

(i) Fe2O3+3CO2Fe+3CO2

(ii) FeO+SiO2FeSiO3

(iii) Fe2O3+3C2Fe+3CO

(iv) CaO+SiO2CaSiO3

MEDIUM
In isolation of which one of the following metals from their ores, the use of cyanide salt is commonly not involved?
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Describe the role of the following: NaCN in the extraction of silver from a silver ore.
HARD
Leaching of gold with dilute aqueous solution of NaCN in presence of oxygen gives complex A, which on reaction with zinc forms the elemental gold and another complex B. A and B, respectively are