Question

In the isolation of metals, calcination process usually results in :

A. metal hydroxide
B. metal sulphide
C. metal oxide  
D. metal carbonate
Answer :   metal oxide
Solution :
Calcination is the process of converting an ore into its oxide by heating it strongly below its melting point either in absence or limited supply of air. It is usually done to convert metal carbonates and hydroxides to their respective oxides.
\[\begin{align} & \underset{\text{Limestone}}{\mathop{CaC{{O}_{3}}}}\,\xrightarrow{\Delta }\underset{\begin{smallmatrix} \text{Calcium} \\ \,\,\,\text{oxide} \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{CaO}}\,+C{{O}_{2}}\uparrow \\ & CuC{{O}_{3}}.Cu{{\left( OH \right)}_{2}}\xrightarrow{\Delta }2CuO+{{H}_{2}}O\uparrow +C{{O}_{2}} \\ \end{align}\]

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Releted Question 1

Copper can be extracted from

A. Kupfernical
B. Dolomite
C. Malachite
D. Galena
Releted Question 2

In the alumino-thermite process, aluminium acts as

A. an oxidizing agent
B. a flux
C. a reducing agent
D. a solder
Releted Question 3

The chemical composition of ‘slag’ formed during the smelting process in the extraction of copper is

A. $$C{u_2}O + FeS$$
B. $$FeSi{O_3}$$
C. $$CuFe{S_2}$$
D. $$C{u_2}S + FeO$$
Releted Question 4

Which of the following process is used in the extractive metallurgy of magnesium?

A. fused salt electrolysis
B. self reduction
C. aqueous solution electrolysis
D. thermite reduction

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