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KCET · Chemistry · General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Metals

Which one of the following statements is false?

  1. A During roasting, moisture is removed from the ore
  2. B The ore is freed from almost all non-metallic impurities
  3. C Calcination of ore is carried out in the absence of any blast of air
  4. D The concentrated zinc blende is subjected to calcination during its extraction by pyrometallurgy
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(D) The concentrated zinc blende is subjected to calcination during its extraction by pyrometallurgy

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In pyrometallurgy of \(\mathrm{Zn}, \mathrm{ZnS}\) is subjected to roasting.