Oxidation-Reduction in Metallurgy

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Oxidation-Reduction in Metallurgy: Overview

This topic covers the concept of Methods of Reduction of Ores.

Important Questions on Oxidation-Reduction in Metallurgy

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In  the process of extraction of gold,

Roasted gold ore

[ X ]+Zn [ Y ]+Au

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The extraction of gold involves leaching the metal with CN-, the metal is later recovered by displacement method using a zinc metal. In this reaction, zinc acts as a 

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In the fusion of chromite ore with sodium carbonate in excess of air which of the following is not formed.

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Which one of the following metais cannot be extracted by carbon reduction?

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Which process use in smelting during metallurgy of copper?

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What will be the the general method for the extraction of metal from oxide ore ?

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What evidence suggests that the Harappan Civilization faced a decline?

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By which process Pb and Sn are extracted respectively?

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Which one of the following metals is extracted by a carbon reduction process?

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When a metal is extracted from its ore, if the gangue associated with the ore is silica, then

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Consider the following metallurgical process:

I Heating impure metal with CO, and distilling the resulting volatile carbonyl (boiling point 43°C) and finally decomposition at 150°C200°C to get the pure metal.

II Heating the sulphide ore in the air until a part is converted to oxide, and then further heating in the absence of air to let the oxide react with unchanged metal sulphide.

III Electrolysis of the molten electrolyte containing approximately equal amounts of the metal chloride, and NaCl to obtain the metal.

The process used for obtaining magnesium, nickel and copper are, respectively.

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

ChromiteINaCrO4IICr2O3IIICr

The reagents in I, II and III-step might be:

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Give the correct order of the initials T or F for the following statements. Use T, if the statement is true, and F if it is false.

i In the Goldschmidt thermite process, aluminium acts as a reducing agent.

ii Mg is extracted by electrolysis of an aqueous solution of MgCl2.

iii The extraction of Pb is possible by the carbon reduction method.

iv The red bauxite is purified by the Serpeck's process.