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MHT CET · Chemistry · General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Metals

Which of the following methods is used to separate wolframite and stannic oxide present in cassiterite?

  1. A Hydraulic washing using Wilfley table
  2. B Froth flotation
  3. C Hydraulic classifier
  4. D Magnetic separation
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(D) Magnetic separation

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Cassiterite SnO2 is a non-magnetic ore from which magnetic impurities of Wolframite FeWO4 are removed by magnetic separation method.