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METALLURGY
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6) The percentage by weight of oxygen and silicon in the earth crust is
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1) 75% 2) 50% gm HA
3) 25% 4) 85%
7) Granite is an example of
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1) Sedimentary rocks 2) Igneous rocks 3) Heavy rocks 4) None
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Note : Granite is mainly aluminosilicate. It is formed on cooling of magma ( it is an igneous light rock)
8) The number of elements found in the nature is
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1) 100 2) 120 3) 56 4) 88
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ORES
1) The characteristics of an ore is/are
1) high percentage of metal 2) low amounts of easily removable impurities
3) Low expenditure needed for the exraction 4) All
2) Which one of the following is not an oxide ore ?
1) Bauxite 2) Cuprite 3) Magnetite 4) Iron pyrites
Note : Bauxite Al2O3. 2H2O
Cuprite Cu2O
Magnetite Fe3O 4
Iron pyrites FeS2
3) Which one of the following is not an ore of iron
1) Magnetite 2) Hematite 3) Siderite 4) Cassiterite
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Note : Hematite - Fe2O 3
Siderite - FeCO 3
Cassiterite - SnO2
4) The ore which does not contain Zinc is
1) Zinc blende 2) Zincite 3) Calamine 4) Zircon
Note : Zincite - ZnO
Zinc blend - ZnS
Calamine - ZnCO3
Zircon - ZrSiO4
5) Match the following
A) Malachite 1) AgCl
B) Horn Silver 2) PbSO4
C) Anglesite 3) Cr2O3. FeO
D) Chromite 4) CuCO3.Cu(OH)2
The correct Matching is
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1) 4 1 3 2
2) 4 1 2 3
3) 2 1 4 3
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4) 3 1 2 4
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6) The phosphate ore of calcium is
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1) Dolomite 2) Barytes 3) Monite 4) Argentite
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Note : Pitch blend - U3O8
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18) The silicate ore of zinc is gm DHA
1) Zinc blend 2) Willemite 3) Mica 4) Zincite
Note : Willemite - Zn2SiO4
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Petalite - LiAlSi4O10 (a tecto silicate)
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1) SbS2 2) Sb2S
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3) Sb2S3 4) Sb2S5
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ORE DRESSING
1) Choose the incorrect statement
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i) The rocky, sandy and siliceous impurities associated with minerals are called gangue
ii) Flux is the chemical substance that reacts with infusible gangue by forming a fusible mass
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called slag.
iii) The density of slag is less than that of metal
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This technique is used to separate Galena - PbS (which forms froth selectively) from ZnS particles
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14) The separation of ore by converting it into a water soluble compound by reacting with a suitable
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chemical subtance is called
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1) Roasting 2) Leaching 3) Liquation 4) Smelting
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Note : Alumina is converted to water soluble sodium meta aluminate by treating with sodium hydroxide
Al2O3 + 2NaOH 2NaAlO2 + H2O
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(or)
2 Al2O3 (s) + 2OH- (aq) + 3H2O 2[Al(OH)4]- (aq)
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1) Al2O3 2) Al 3) AlCl3 4) Fe
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11) Chromium can be extracted from its oxide by using aluminium. In this case aluminium acts as
1) Reducing agent 2) Oxidising agent 3) Both 1 & 2 4) None
12) Alumina can be reduced to aluminium by
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1) Coke 2) Electrolysis 3) H2 4) CO
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Note: Aluminium cannot be obtained by chemical reduction due to its strong electro-positive nature and strong affinity with
oxygen.
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14) The reducing agent which can be used in the reduction of TiCl4 to Ti is
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1) Coke 2) Mg 3) H2O 4) CO
15) During smelting process of copper pyrites, most of the iron impurity is removed as
1) Fe2O3 2) FeSiO3 3) FeS 4) FeSO4
Note : 2FeS + 3O2 2 FeO + 2SO2
FeO + SiO2 FeSiO3
16) The composition of matte obtained during smelting of copper pyrites is
1) Cu2O 2) Cu2S 3) Cu2S and little FeS 4) FeS and little Cu2S
Note :During the smelting process most of the iron sulfide is removed as FeSiO3 slag. Wheras copper remains mostly in sulfide
form (Cu2S).
17) The main reaction that occurs during the roasting of copper pyrites in a reverberatory furnace is
1) Cu2S. Fe2S3 + O2 Cu2S + 2 FeS + SO2
2) Cu2S. Fe2S3 + 6O2 Cu2O + Fe2O3 + 4SO2
3) CuFeS2 + 2O2 CuO + FeO + SO2
4) Cu2S. Fe2S3 Cu2S + Fe2S + 2S
18) Choose the incorrect statement
1) Silica is used as flux to remove iron part from copper pyrites.
2) Blister copper is formed due to auto reduction of Cu2O in the bessemerization process.
3) Pure copper is formed at anode during electrolytic refining of blister copper.
4) Coke is used to produce enough heat to drive the smelting process of copper pyrites.
19) The reducing agent used in Belgian process during the extraction of Zinc is
1) ZnO 2) C 3) CO2 4) ZnS
20) Which of the following reaction represents roasting of sphalerite ore ?
1) 2Cu2S + 3O2 2Cu2O + 2SO2 2) ZnS + O2 ZnO + SO2
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3) ZnO + C Zu + CO 4) Ag2S + NaCN + O2 Na[Ag(CN)2]
21) The charge feed into the blast furnace during the extraction of cast iron is
1) 8:4:1 parts by weight of roasted ore, coke and silica
2) 8:4:1 parts by weight of roasted ore, coke and lime stone
3) 8:4:1 parts by weight of roasted ore, silica and lime stone
4) 8:4 parts by weight of roasted ore and lime stone
22) The reaction that occurs in the zone of heat absorption in the blast furnace during the extraction of
cast iron is
1) Fe2O3 + 3C 2Fe + 3CO 2) Fe2O3 + 3CO 2Fe + 3CO2
3) CaO + SiO2 CaSiO3 4) both 1 and 2
23) The reaction that does not occur in the zone of reduction in the blast furnace during the extraction of
cast iron is
1) Fe2O3 + 3C 2Fe + 3CO 2) Fe2O3 + 3CO 2Fe + 3CO2
3) CaCO3 CaO + CO2 4) both 1 and 2
24) The endothermic reaction that occurs in the zone of heat absorption in the blast furnace during the
extraction of cast iron is
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1) CO2 + C 2CO 2) CaCO3 CaO + CO2
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3) C + O2 CO2 4) both 1 and 2
25) Silica present as impurity in iron ore is removed as slag by reacting with
1) CaO 2) C 3) CO 4) all
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26) The temperature of zone of fusion in the blast furnace is in the range of
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1) 4% 2) 0.2% 3) 2% 4) 0.4%
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REFINING OF METALS
1) Impure tin can be refined by
1) Roasting 2) Liquation 3) Smelting 4) Calcination
2) The method which uses green wood poles to reduce the oxide impurites from impure metals is
called
1) Cupellation 2) Green wood process 3) Poling 4) Smelting
3) The metal which can be refined by distillation process is
1) Zn 2) Cd 3) Hg 4) All
4) The best method used to refine gold metal is
1) Distillation 2) Electrolysis 3) Bassemerization 4) Oxidation
5) The suitable method used to remove lead impurity from impure silver is
1) Poling 2) Cupellation 3) Distillation 4) All
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6) Highly pure silicon can be obtained by
1) Electrolysis 2) Roasting 3) Zone refining 4) Liquation
7) The complex of nickel formed during Mond’s process is
1) NiCl4 2) Ni(CO)4 3) Ni(CO)6 4) K2[Ni (CN)4]
Note : Mond’s process is a vapour phase refining method of nickel. In this process, nickel is converted to volatile nickel
tetracarbonyl by heating in a stream of carbon monoxide at 330-350K. Then the complex is subjected to dissociation by
heating at higher temperature (450 - 470K) to get pure nickel
330-350K 450-470K
Ni + 4 CO Ni (CO) 4 Ni + 4CO
impure Volatile Pure
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when heated over a tungsten filament at 2075K gives pure Zirconium.
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Zr + 2I 2 Zr I 4
Zr + 2 I 2
impure (Volatile) Pure
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