Calamine is the ore of

Copper

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Zinc

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Iron

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Solution

The correct option is B
Zinc

Zinc occurs in the nature in the form of Zinc blende (ZnS), Calamine (ZnCO₃) and Zincite (ZnO).

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Calamine ore can be used to extract one of the following metals. This metal is:
(a) copper (b) mercury (c) aluminium (d) zinc

Q. Calamine is the ore of zinc.

(a) Name the method by which aluminium metal is extracted.
(b) Give the name and chemical formula of one ore of copper.
(c) How is zinc extracted from its carbonate ore (calamine) ? Explain with equations.

An important ore of zinc metal is :
(a) calamine (b) cuprite (c) pyrolusite (d) haematite

The major ore fo aluminium is known as:
(a) cinnabar (b) calamine (c) bauxite (d) pyrolusite

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Calamine is the ore of

The correct option is B Zinc Zinc occurs in the nature in the form of Zinc blende (ZnS), Calamine (ZnCO3) and Zincite (ZnO).

The correct option is B
Zinc

Zinc occurs in the nature in the form of Zinc blende (ZnS), Calamine (ZnCO₃) and Zincite (ZnO).