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Why is it advantageous to roast a sulphide ore to the oxide before reduction?

Why is it advantageous to roast a sulphide ore to the oxide before reduction?

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Gaurav
askIITians Faculty 164 Points
9 years ago
Hello Student
Oxide ores can easily be reduced by coal to obtain metal. Sulphide ores are first converted into oxide by roasting so that the metal can be obtained easily.

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