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Sulphide ores of metals are usually concentrated by froth floatation process. Which one of the following sulphide ores offers an exception and is concentrated by chemical leaching?
Sulphide ores of metals are usually concentrated by froth floatation process. Which one of the following sulphide ores offers an exception and is concentrated by chemical leaching?
Updated On: Jul 4, 2024
- Argentite
- Galena
- Copper pyrite
- Sphalerite
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The Correct Option is A
Solution and Explanation
Froth Floatation Process: This process is best suitable for sulphide ores. The process is based on different wetting characteristics of the ore and gangue particles with water and pine oil. The ore is wetted by oil and impurities are wetted by water. Ore particles are adsorbed on potassium or sodium ethyl xanthate (as a collector) and come at the surface along with the froth. Froth stabilizer (cresols, aniline) stabilize the froth.
But Argentite is not concentrated by this method. The following method is used to concentrate Argentite:
$$
Ag _{2} S +4 NaCN \rightarrow 2 Na \left[ Ag ( CN )_{2}\right]+ Na _{2} S
$$
Silver is obtained by reaction with $Zn$ :
$$
2 Na \left[ Ag ( CN )_{2}\right]+ Zn \rightarrow Na _{2}\left[ Zn ( CN )_{4}\right]+2 Ag
$$
But Argentite is not concentrated by this method. The following method is used to concentrate Argentite:
$$
Ag _{2} S +4 NaCN \rightarrow 2 Na \left[ Ag ( CN )_{2}\right]+ Na _{2} S
$$
Silver is obtained by reaction with $Zn$ :
$$
2 Na \left[ Ag ( CN )_{2}\right]+ Zn \rightarrow Na _{2}\left[ Zn ( CN )_{4}\right]+2 Ag
$$
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Concepts Used:
Concentration of Ore
The concentration of ore, also known as ore enrichment, is the process of removing gangue particles from ore in order to enhance the percentage of metal in the ore. The difference in physical or chemical properties of the ore and the impurities determines the procedures used to remove impurities from the ores.
Methods of Concentration of Ore:
- Hand-picking - It was the traditional system of directly concentrating ore with the hands. With the use of a hammer, the gangue or adhering solid matrix is removed from the ore in this procedure. The separation and identification of gangue are based on colour or lump form differences.
- Hydraulic Washing - On passing the ore via an upward stream of water, the lighter gangue particles are separated from the heavier metal ore. This is a gravity separation method.This process is used to enrich ores that are heavier than the gangue particles that are present in them. A stream of water is run through crushed and finely powdered ore in this procedure. Water washes away the lighter gangue particles, leaving the larger ore particles behind.
- Froth Floatation Process - The purpose of this process is to extract gangue from sulfide ores. The ore is pulverized and mixed with water to form a suspension. Collectors and Froth Stabilizers are added to this. Collectors like pine oils, fatty acids, etc. boost the metal part of the ore’s non-wettability, allowing it to form a froth.