Reduction of Metal Oxides to Metals

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Reduction of Metal Oxides to Metals: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as Pyrometallurgy, Smelting, Self-Reduction Process, and Reduction of Metals by Hydrogen.

Important Questions on Reduction of Metal Oxides to Metals

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The process of extracting the metal by heating the metal oxide with a suitable reducing agent is called

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What is the incorrect reason for the statement "In many reactions, hydrogen acts as a reducing agent but it is not widely used as a reducing agent for metal extraction"?

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The most commonly used reducing agent for reduction of metal oxides into metals is

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Which of the following give respective metal by self reduction?

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In the extraction of copper, the solidified copper has blistered appearance due to

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Which of the following metal can be extracted by self reduction process?

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Which of the following oxides cannot be reduced by auto or self reduction?

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The element which is most difficult to be extracted from it's oxide using coke as a reducing agent is:

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In the extraction of copper from its sulphide ore, metal is finally obtained by the oxidation of cuprous sulphide with:

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The element which is most difficult to be extracted from it's oxide using coke as a reducing agent is:

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Which of the following reactions is an example of autoreduction?

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In blast furnace, this is acting as reducing agent at lower part:

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In self reduction process, the species which bring about the reduction is :