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Native silver metal forms a water-soluble complex with a dilute aqueous solution of NaCN in the presence of:

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Nitrogen
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Oxygen
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Carbon dioxide
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Argon
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Solution

The correct option is B Oxygen
Native (impure) metal is leached with NaCN in the presence of O2 to form a [Ag(CN)2] complex.

From this complex, silver is precipitated out by using metallic Zinc dust.

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