Question

Froth flotation process used for the concentration of sulfide ore _______________.

• A. is based on the difference in wettability of different minerals
• B. uses sodium ethly xanthate, $C_2{H}_{5}OC{S}_{2}Na$ as collector
• C. uses $NaCN$ as depressant in the mixture of ZnS and PbS when ZnS forms soluble complex and Pbs forms froth
• D. all of the above statements are correct

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

all of the above statements are correct

(A) Froth floatation process used for the concentration of sulphide ore is based on the difference in wettability of different minerals. The metallic sulphide particles of ore are preferentially wetted by oil and the gangue particles by water.
(B) Froth floatation process used for the concentration of sulphide ore uses sodium ethyl xanthate, $C_2{H}_{5}OC{S}_{2}Na$ as collector. Other examples of collector include ethyl xanthate and potassium ethyl xanthate. They attach themselves to the grains of mineral by polar groups so that minerals become water repellent and pass on into the froth.
(C) Froth floatation process used for the concentration of sulphide ore uses NaCN as depressant in the mixture of ZnS and PbS when ZnS forms soluble complex and Pbs forms froth. Other depressant used is KCN.
Depressants depress the floating property of one of the components of the ore and help in the separation of different minerals present in the same ore.
Thus, all of the above statements are correct.