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The process which invovles the treatment of the ore with a suitable reagent so as to make it soluble but not impurities is called
ChemistryGeneral Principles and Processes of Isolation of MetalsAP EAMCETAP EAMCET 2023 (18 May Shift 2)
Options:
  • A Froth floatation
  • B Roasting
  • C Hydrometallurgy
  • D Leaching
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The correct answer is: Leaching
(Leaching is based on the principle of relative/ selective solubility to concentrate an ore from its impurities.
e.g., in $\mathrm{Al}_2 \mathrm{O}_3$ ore from bauxite.

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