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Silver can be obtained from silver glance by:

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from floatation followed by polling
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leaching by NaCN followed by thermal reduction
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leaching by (NaCN+O2) followed cupellation
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None of these
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Solution

The correct option is C leaching by NaCN followed by thermal reduction
Silver is extracted from Ag2S

The process of extraction is called cyanide process. The ore is crushed, concentrated & treated with NaCN solution followed by Zn dust.

AgS+4NaCN2Na[Ag(CN)2]+Na2S

Zn+2Na[Ag(CN)2]Na2[Zn(CN)4]+2Ag

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