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Question
Why should the metal sulphides and carbonates be converted to metal oxides in the process of extraction of metal from them?
Solution
The extraction of metal becomes easier from its oxide than from its sulphide or the carbonate ore. That is why the metal sulphides and carbonates are converted to metal oxides in the process of extraction of metal from them.
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