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Cyanide or Macarthur Forrest Process

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The correct reaction involved in the leaching of gold with dilute solution of NaCN is:

4 A u + 8 C N^{-} + 2 H_{2} O + O_{2} (a i r) \to 4 [A u (C N)_{2}]^{-} + 4 O H^{-}

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A u + 2 C N^{-} \to Z n [(C N)_{2}]^{-}

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Z n + 2 C N^{-} \to Z n [(C N)_{2}]^{-}

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Z n + 4 C N^{-} \to Z n [(C N)_{4}]^{2 -}

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Solution

The correct option is A $4 A u + 8 C N^{-} + 2 H_{2} O + O_{2} (a i r) \to 4 [A u (C N)_{2}]^{-} + 4 O H^{-}$
In extraction of gold:
$4 A u + 8 C N^{-} + 2 H_{2} O + O_{2} (a i r) \to 4 [A u (C N)_{2}]^{-} + 4 O H^{-}$
and
$2 [A u (C N)_{2}]^{-} + Z n \to [Z n (C N)_{4}]^{2 -} + 2 A u$

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4 A u + 8 C N^{-} + 2 H_{2} O + O_{2} \to 4 [A u (C N)_{2}]^{-} + 4 O H^{-}

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