KCET2024ChemistryGeneral Principles and Processes of Isolation of Metals
Select the correct statement :
Options
- ARoasting involves heating the ore in the absence of air.
- BCalcination involves heating the ore above its melting point.
- CSmelting involves heating the ore with suitable reducing agent and flux below its melting point.
- DCalcination of calcium carbonate is endothermic.
Correct answer
D. Calcination of calcium carbonate is endothermic.
Step-by-step solution
Among the given statements, correct statement is given in option (4). While statement given in options (1), (2) and (3) are incorrect. Their correct form are as follows - Roasting involves heating the ore is the regular supply of air. - Calcination involves heating the ore below its melting point. - Smelting is the process by which a metal is obtained at temperature beyond the melting