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Lime stone is added in the extraction of lead from galena why?
ChemistryGeneral Principles and Processes of Isolation of MetalsJIPMERJIPMER 2016
Options:
  • A It prevents the formation of $\mathrm{PbSO}_4$
  • B It remove the impurity of silica as fusible slag
  • C It converts lead silicate to lead oxide
  • D All of the above
Solution:
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The correct answer is: All of the above
$\begin{aligned} & \mathrm{CaO}+\mathrm{SiO}_2 \longrightarrow \mathrm{CaSiO}_3 \text { (Slag) } \\ & \mathrm{PbO}+\mathrm{SiO}_2 \longrightarrow \mathrm{PbSiO}_3 \\ & \mathrm{CaO} \text { converts } \mathrm{PbSiO}_3 \text { to } \mathrm{PbO}, \\ & \mathrm{PbSiO}_3+\mathrm{CaO} \longrightarrow \mathrm{PbO}+\mathrm{CaSiO}_3\end{aligned}$
and also prevents the formation of $\mathrm{PbSO}_4$.

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