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Standard XII
Chemistry
Ores and Minerals
What is an or...
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What is an ore?
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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
Fe
2
O
3
.
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