Manipal MET2019ChemistryGeneral Principles and Processes of Isolation of Metals
All ores are minerals, while all minerals are not ores, because
Options
- Athe metal cannot be extracted economically from all the minerals
- Bminerals are complex compounds
- Cthe minerals are obtained from mines
- DAll of the are correct
Correct answer
A. the metal cannot be extracted economically from all the minerals
Step-by-step solution
For extraction of metal only those minerals are used (ores) for which the process is economic.