Q. When a metal is to be extracted from its ore, if the gangue associated with the ore is silica, then
A) A basic flux is needed
B) An acidic flux is needed
C) Both basic and acidic flux are needed
D) Neither of them is needed
Explanation
(a)
$\ \ \ \ \ \ \ SiO_{2} + \ \ \ \ \ \ CaO \rightarrow \ \ \ \ \ CaSiO_{3}$
acidic impurity basic flux slag
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