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    406 Extractive Metallurgy

    CHAPTER

    37 EXTRACTIVE METALLURGY

     Topics Coverage :-

     Ores for various metals.


     Physical/ chemical processes for concentration and purification.
     Reduction of metal oxides to metal.
     Thermodynamics of reduction – Ellingham diagram.
     Specific metals study like Cu, Pb, Zn, Fe, Ni, Al etc.

    Q.1 Which ore contains both iron and copper?


    (a) Cuprite (b) Chalcocite (c) Chalcopyrite (d) Malachite

    Q.2 In self reduction, the reducing species is ____

    (a) S (b) O 2 (c) S 2 (d) SO2

    Q.3 The actual reducing agent of haematite in blast furnace is

    (a) C (b) CO (c) Al (d) CO2

    Q.4 During the process of electrolytic refining of copper, some metals present as impurity settle
    as ‘anode mud’. These are

    (a) Fe and Ni (b) Ag and Au


    (c) Pb and Zn (d) Sn and Ag

    Q.5 Which of the following processes is used in extractive metallurgy of magnesium?

    (a) fused salt electrolysis (b) self reduction


    (c) aqueous solution electrolysis (d) thermite reduction

    Q.6 Which method of purification is represented by the following equations?


    Ni (S )  4CO( g ) 70
     C
      Ni(CO) 4 ( g )
    180
     C
     Ni( S )  4CO( g )

    (a) Van Arkel (b) Zone refining


    (c) Mond (d) Cupellation

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    Q.7 Which one of the following ores is best concentrated by froth – floatation method?

    (a) Galena (b) Cassiterite


    (c) Magnetite (d) Malachite

    Q.8 The metal extracted by leaching with a cyanide is ____

    (a) Mg (b) Ag (c) Cu (d) Na

    Q.9 Poling process is used

    (a) for the removal of Cu 2 O from Cu


    (b) for the removal of Al 2 O3 from Al
    (c) for the removal of Fe 2 O3 from Fe
    (d) All the above

    Q.10 Which of the following factors is of no significance for roasting sulphide ores to the oxides
    and not subjecting the sulphides ores to carbon reduction directly?

    (a) Metal sulphides are thermodynamically more stable than CS 2


    (b) CO2 is thermodynamically more stable than CS 2
    (c) Metal sulphides are less stable than the corresponding oxides.
    (d) CO2 is more volatile than CS 2

    Q.11 The iron obtained from the blast furnace is called :

    (a) pig iron (b) cast iron


    (c) wrought iron (d) steel

    Q.12 In the extraction of copper from copper pyrites, iron is removed as:

    (a) FeSO 4 (b) FeSiO3


    (c) Fe 3O4 (d) Fe 2 O3

    Q.13 Cassiterite is an ore of :

    (a) Mn (b) Ni (c) Sb (d) Sn

    Q.14 Leaching of Ag 2 S is carried out by heating it with a dilute solution of:

    (a) NaCN only (b) HCl


    (c) NaOH (d) NaCN in presence of O2

    Q.15 If a metal has low oxygen affinity then the purification of metal may be carried out by:

    (a) liquation (b) distillation


    (c) zone refining (d) cupellation

    EXTRACTIVE METALLURGY .
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    Q.16 The anode mud in the electrolytic refining of silver contains ____

    (a) Zn, Cu, Ag , Au (b) Zn, Ag , Au


    (c) Cu , Ag , Au (d) Au only

    Q.17 The electrolysis of pure alumina is not feasible because ____

    (a) it is bad conductor of electricity and its fusion temperature is high


    (b) it is volatile in nature
    (c) it is decomposed when fused (d) it is amphoteric

    Q.18 Which of the following set of elements mostly occur as sulphide ores ?

    (a) Zn, Cu, Na (b) Zn, Cu, Pb


    (c) Fe, Al , Ti (d) Cu , Ag , Au
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