Purification And Characterisation Of Organic Compounds Question 57

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

[MP PET 1996]

Options:

A) An acidic flux is needed

B) A basic flux is needed

C) Both acidic and basic flux are needed

D) Neither of them is needed

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

$ \underset{Acidicimpurity}{\mathop{SiO_2}}+\underset{Basicflux}{\mathop{CaO}}\to \underset{Slag}{\mathop{CaSiO_3}} $