3.1 - Conversion to Oxide
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What is roasting in metallurgy?
💡 Hint: Think about the relationship between sulphide ores and oxygen.
Name one example of a carbonate ore.
💡 Hint: Think about common compounds that could fit.
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What is the process of converting sulphide ores into oxides called?
💡 Hint: Think about what you do with sulphide ores before reducing them.
Is calcination done in the presence of air?
💡 Hint: Consider the environment in which this process takes place.
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Examine the products formed when iron (Fe) sulfide is roasted. Provide the balanced chemical equation.
💡 Hint: What do you get when you react sulfide with oxygen?
Magnesium carbonate is heated. Describe the reaction and the environmental conditions required.
💡 Hint: What gases are produced when heating?
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