Question

What is an ore?

Answer 1

Ore

• “Out of many minerals in which a metal may be found, only a few are viable to be used as sources of that metal. Such minerals are known as ores”.
• Metals are isolated from their ores and this process is known as metallurgy.

Example-

• Haematite is an ore of iron and its composition is ${\mathrm{Fe}}_2{\mathrm{O}}_3$.