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JEE Main 202228 JulyMorning Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2022
Date
28 July
Shift
Morning Shift
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Metals

JEE Main 2022 · 28 July · Morning Shift · Chemistry · General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Metals

Which of the reaction is suitable for concentrating ore by leaching...

Which of the reaction is suitable for concentrating ore by leaching process?

Options

  1. A2Cu2S+3O2→2Cu2O+2SO22{Cu}_{2}S + 3{O}_{2} \to 2{Cu}_{2}O + 2{SO}_{2}
  2. BFe3O4+CO→3FeO+CO2{Fe}_{3}{O}_{4} + CO \to 3FeO + {CO}_{2}
  3. CAl2O3+2NaOH+3H2O→2Na[Al(OH)4]{Al}_{2}{O}_{3} + 2NaOH + 3{H}_{2}O \to 2Na\left[Al{\left(OH\right)}_{4}\right]
  4. DAl2O3+6Mg→6MgO+4Al{Al}_{2}{O}_{3} + 6Mg \to 6MgO + 4Al

Correct answer

C. Al2O3+2NaOH+3H2O→2Na[Al(OH)4]{Al}_{2}{O}_{3} + 2NaOH + 3{H}_{2}O \to 2Na\left[Al{\left(OH\right)}_{4}\right]

Step-by-step solution

Leaching: It involves the treatment of the ore with a suitable reagent as to make it soluble while impurity remains insoluble and after this, the ore is recovered from the solution by suitable methods.

The principal ore of aluminium and bauxite usually contain SiO2{SiO}_{2}, iron oxides and titanium oxides as impurities.

Al2O3(s)+2NaOH(aq)+3H2O→2Na[Al(OH)4](aq)2Na[Al(OH)4](aq)+CO2(g)→Al2O3⋅xH2O(s)+2NaHCO3(aq){Al}_{2}{O}_{3}\left(s\right) + 2NaOH\left(aq\right) + 3{H}_{2}O \to 2Na\left[Al{\left(OH\right)}_{4}\right]\left(aq\right)2Na\left[Al{\left(OH\right)}_{4}\right]\left(aq\right) + {CO}_{2}\left(g\right) \to {Al}_{2}{O}_{3} \cdot {xH}_{2}O\left(s\right) + 2{NaHCO}_{3}\left(aq\right)

The sodium silicate remains in the solution and hydrated alumina is filtered, dried and heated to give pure Al2O3{Al}_{2}{O}_{3}.

Al2O3⋅xH2O(s)→1470KAl2O3(s)+xH2O(g){Al}_{2}{O}_{3} \cdot {xH}_{2}O\left(s\right)\overset{1470K}{\to}{Al}_{2}{O}_{3}\left(s\right) + {xH}_{2}O\left(g\right)

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