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Cyanide or Macarthur Forrest Process

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During the extraction of Ag and Au using a KCN solution,cyanide ions react with metal ions as :

A

a reducing agent

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B

a complexing agent

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C

a oxidizing agent

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D

a Lewis base

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Solution

The correct options are
B a complexing agent
D a Lewis base
During the extraction of Ag and Au using a KCN solution,cyanide ions react with metal ions as a a Lewis base, a complexing agent.
Hence option B &D are correct.

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