Identify the incorrect statement:
1. | The scientific and technological process used for isolation of the metal from its ore is known as metallurgy |
2. | Minerals are naturally occurring chemical substances in the earth's crust |
3. | Ores are minerals that may contain a metal |
4. | Gangue is an ore contaminated with undesired materials |
Which one is a malachite from the following?
1. CuCO3.Cu(OH)2
2. CuFeS2
3. Cu(OH)2
4. Fe3O4
Sulphide ores of metals are usually concentrated by the froth flotation process. Which one of the following sulphide ores offers an exception and is concentrated by chemical leaching?
1. Argentite
2. Galena
3. Copper pyrite
4. Sphalerite
A pair of metals that can be purified by van Arkel method is:
1. Zr and Ti
2. Ag and Au
3. Ni and Fe
4. Ga and In
Which of the following elements is present as an impurity to the maximum extent in the pig Iron?
1. Carbon
2. Silicon
3. Phosphorus
4. Manganese
In the extraction of copper from its sulphide ore, the metal is finally obtained by the reduction of cuprous oxide with:
1. Copper(l) sulphide (Cu2S)
2. Sulphur dioxide (SO2)
3. Iron Sulphide (FeS)
4. Carbon monoxide (CO)
Which one of the following is a mineral of iron?
1. Malachite
2. Cassiterite
3. Pyrolusite
4. Magnetite
Aluminium is extracted from alumina Al2O3 by electrolysis of a molten mixture of:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Roasting of sulphides gives the gas X as a by-product. This is a colourless gas with a choking smell of burnt sulphur and causes great damage to respiratory organs as a result of acid rain. Its aqueous solution is acidic and acts as an oxidizing agent and its acid has never been isolated. The gas X is:
1. SO2
2. CO2
3. SO3
4. H2S
In the extraction of copper from its sulphide ore, the metal is finally obtained by the reduction of cuprous oxide with?
1. Iron(II) sulphide
2. Carbon monoxide
3. Copper(I) sulphide
4. Sulphur dioxide