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What is the primary difference between calcination and roasting?

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a

Calcination involves heating a material to a higher temperature than roasting.

b

Calcination involves heating a material in the presence of oxygen, while roasting does not.

c

Roasting involves heating a material to a higher temperature than calcination.

d

Roasting involves heating a material in the presence of oxygen, while calcination does not.

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

  • Roasting is the process of converting sulphide ores into their oxides by heating strongly and in the presence of excess air. 
  • ZnS + 3O2heat   2ZnO + 2SO2
  • Calcination is the conversion of carbonate ores into their oxides by heating strongly in limited air in the presence of suitable reducing agents such as carbon.
  • ZnCO3   heat    ZnO + CO2



     
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