Assertion :The metal sulphides and carbonates are converted to metal oxides in the process of extraction of metal from them. Reason: Easier to obtain metal from its oxide, as compared from its sulphides and carbonates.
A
Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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B
Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
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C
Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
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D
Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
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Solution
The correct option is A Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion All the metal sulphides and carbonates are converted to their respective metal oxides as it is easier to extract the metals from their respective oxides. This owes to the difference in Gibbs free energy in the reaction of obtaining metal from its sulphides/carbonates and oxides. The reaction of obtaining metals from oxides has a more negative ΔG value than that of the reaction of obtaining metals from their sulphides/carbonates.