Mineral and Ores


 
 
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Mineral and Ores

Minerals & Ores:

A mineral is a naturally occurring inorganic substance found under the surface of the Earth. An ore is the mineral from which one or more metals can be extracted profitably. The process use to extract a metal in its pure form from its ore is called metallurgy. For example aluminum is extracted from bauxite ore. The extraction of metals involves the following process

1 Concentration of Ore: The impurities from the ore are removed. This process is known as concentration of ore.

2. Reduction: The process of reduction of metal ore to get the metal in its free state.

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Question : 1

Some minerals contains high percentage of a particular metal. These minerals are known as ____________

Right Option : A
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Question : 2

Which of the following are correct :

(a) Metals occur in nature in free state or in combined state.

(b) A metal is said to occur in native or free when it is found in nature in the metallic state.

(c) All ores are minerals, but all minerals are not ores.

Right Option : D
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Question : 3

Which of these metals often occurs naturally in the pure state?

Right Option : C
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