Tin is extracted from its ore, cassiterite, by :

Electrolytic reduction

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Carbon-monoxide reduction

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Carbon reduction

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The aluminothermic process

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Solution

The correct option is A Carbon reduction
Chemical reduction of tin dioxide with carbon monoxide reduces tin in $S n O_{2}$ to the metal via two stages:
$S n O_{2} + C \to S n + C O_{2}$

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