During industrial extraction of lead metal from its main ore galena, we are also able to recover as by-products, important quantities of:

chromium

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silver

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gold

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diamonds

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Solution

The correct option is B silver
Lead is extracted mostly from ores galena $(P b S)$ , cerussite $(P b C O_{3})$ . Usually, lead is found in conjuction with other metals such as silver and zinc.

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