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Why oxides are easier to reduce compared to other ores?

Why oxides are easier to reduce compared to other ores?

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Sunil Kumar FP
askIITians Faculty 183 Points
8 years ago
For a lot of metals (lead, mercury are good examples), the metal forms a weaker ionic interaction with a "hard" ion like oxide compared to a "softer" ion like sulfide. This weakens the ionic bonding in the solid and makes the metal ion more reactive.
Aryan
13 Points
4 years ago
Oxygen is more electronegative than sulphur   and will quickly accept electrons and get reduced easily . Bonds formed in oxides are weaker than bonds in sulphides hence oxide bonds are easy to break  
 

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