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TS EAMCET · Chemistry · General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Metals

Which of the following is not added during the extraction of silver by cyanide process?

  1. A \(\mathrm{NaCN}\)
  2. B Air
  3. C \(\mathrm{Zn}\)
  4. D \(\mathrm{Na}_2 \mathrm{~S}_2 \mathrm{O}_3\)
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(D) \(\mathrm{Na}_2 \mathrm{~S}_2 \mathrm{O}_3\)

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In the extraction of silver from cyanide process (also Mac-Arthur Forrest process), the siliver compound dissolve in \(\mathrm{NaCN}\) solution forming a soluble complex salt, in presence of air, then silver is precipitated from this complex salt by the addition of…