Silver is extracted from $A g_{2} S$ by-

fusing it with KCl and electrolyzing the melt

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reducing it with Zinc

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treating with sodium cyanide followed by Zinc

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rosting it and reducing the resultant product by smelting

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The correct option is B reducing it with Zinc
Silver is extracted from ore Argentite $A g_{2} S$ . This process is called cyanide process which involves the following steps.
$A g_{2} S + H N a C N ⇀ ↽ 2 N a [A g (C N)_{2}] + N a_{2} S$
$Z n + 2 N a [A g (C N)_{2}] \to N a_{2} [Z n (C N)_{4}] + 2 A g$

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Silver is extracted from Ag2S by-

The correct option is B reducing it with ZincSilver is extracted from ore Argentite Ag2S. This process is called cyanide process which involves the following steps.Ag2S+HNaCN⇀↽2Na[Ag(CN)2]+Na2SZn+2Na[Ag(CN)2]→Na2[Zn(CN)4]+2Ag

Silver is extracted from $A g_{2} S$ by-