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प्रश्न
What are the differences between minerals and ores?
उत्तर
Minerals:
- Minerals contain a low percentage of metal.
- Metal cannot be extracted easily from minerals.
- Clay \[\ce{Al2O3.SiO2.2H2O}\] is the mineral of aluminium.
Ores:
- Ores contain a large percentage of metal.
- Ores can be used for the extraction of metals on a large scale readily and economically.
- Bauxite \[\ce{Al2O3.2H2O}\] is the ore of aluminium.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Write chemical formulae of the following ores :
(a) Calamine
(b) Haematite
(c) Magnetite
(d) Corundum
Out of C and CO, which is a better reducing agent at the lower temperature range in the blast furnace to extract iron from the oxide ore?
What is the role of cryolite in the extraction of aluminium?
The most abundant metal on earth is:
Carbonate ore of iron is ____________.
Which of the following options are correct?
(i) Cast iron is obtained by remelting pig iron with scrap iron and coke using hot air blast.
(ii) In extraction of silver, silver is extracted as cationic complex.
(iii) Nickel is purified by zone refining.
(iv) Zr and Ti are purified by van Arkel method.
Which of the following is not an ore of magnesiuim?
Match List I with List II.
| List - I | List - II | ||
| a. | Siderite | I. | FeCO3 |
| b. | Malachite | II. | CuCO3 · Cu(OH)2 |
| c. | Sphalerite | III. | ZnS |
| d. | Calamine | IV. | ZnCO3 |
Choose the correct answer from the option given below.
Match List - I with List - II.
| List - I | List - II | ||
| (One) | (Composition) | ||
| (A) | Siderite | (I) | FeCO3 |
| (B) | Malachite | (II) | CuCO3 · Cu(OH)2 |
| (C) | Sphalerite | (III) | ZnS |
| (D) | Calamine | (IV) | ZnCO3 |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
The ore that contains both iron and copper is ______.
