1.

Wolframite and Cassiterite are separated by

A) Zone Refining B) Magnetic Conveyer C) Froth floatation D) Chemical separation
2. Low grade sulphide ore of copper is exposed to air and water. The solution is then treated with
a metal to give copper. The choice of the metal for commercial purpose is
A) Zinc B) Silver C) Magnesium D) Iron
3. Bismuth is purified by
A) Distillation B) Zone refining C) Liquation D) Distribution
4. The sodium fusion extract of thiourea gives color reaction with
A) FeCl3 B) K4[Fe(CN)6] C) CuSO4 D) AgNO3
5. Which of the following can be reduced by Zn?
A) Na[ Ag (CN ) 2 ] B) Na[ Au (CN ) 2 ] C) (A) & (B) both D) None of these
6. PbS can be separated from ZnS by electrostatic separation method. The property utilized in this
method is
A) PbS is good conductor and ZnS is poor conductor of electricity
B) PbS is bad conductor and ZnS is good conductor of electricity
C) Both PbS and ZnS are good conductors
D) Both PbS and ZnS are bad conductors
7. Which of the following metal extraction process - complex; combination is correct:
−2
A) Monds Process -  Ni ( CN )4  B) Mac-Arther process Na  Ag ( CN )2 
+2
C) Bayers process – Cu ( NH 3 )4  D) Belgian process - Na2 ZnO2

8. Concentration of sulphide ore by Froath flotation is an application of :

A) Preferential adsorption B) Preferential sedimentation
C) Coagulation D) Difference in melting points
9. In the extraction of copper using Bassemer converter the metal is formed by the reaction:
A) Cu2 S → 2Cu + S B) Cu2 S + 2Cu2O → 6Cu + SO2
C) Fe + Cu2O → 2Cu + FeO D) 2Cu2O → 4Cu + O2
10. Select the true statements regarding the allotropes of iron
A) α-ferrite is ferromagnetic B) -ferrite is nonmagnetic
C) α-ferrite has a BCC structure D) -ferrite has a FCC structure
11. Open Hearth process has the advantages over the Bessemer process. Identify the correct
statements
A) Steel obtained is superior in quality
B) Low grade pig iron can be used as the charge
C) Blast of air is passed and so no iron is lost by slag formation
D) No blast of air is passed.
12. Which is true about roasting.
A) It is the process of heating ore in air to obtain oxide.
B) It is commonly used for sulphide ores.
 C) It is used for hydrated ores and ores of oxysalts.
D) Used after concentrating the ore.
13. Zone refining is used in the purification of
A) Si B) Fe C) Ge D) Ga
14. Which of the following is a basic flux
A) MgO B) SiO2 C) CaO D) Graphite

15. Metals, which are extracted by smelting process

A) Pb B) Fe C) Zn D) Mg
16. Which is true about roasting.
A) It is the process of heating ore in air to obtain oxide.
B) It is commonly used for sulphide ores.
C) It is used for hydrated ores and ores of oxysalts.
D) Used after concentrating the ore.
17. Zone refining is used in the purification of
A) Si B) Fe C) Ge D) Ga
18. Which of the following is a basic flux
A) MgO B) SiO2 C) CaO D) Graphite

19. Statement-1: Metal hydroxides of Na and K cannot be stored in aluminium or zinc container.
Statement-2: A protective layer of oxide is formed on the surface of metal.
20. Statement-1: Nitriding is process of heating steel in presence of N 2 to form iron nitrides.
Statement-2: The surface of steel becomes hard after nitriding process.
21. Statement-1: SnO2 + C ⎯⎯⎯⎯ Furnance

→ Sn + CO2
Statement-2: CO is the product as CO2 is not favoured according to thermodynamics.
22. Statement-1: pyrargerite is a thioantimonite
Statement-2: Pyrargerite is Ag3SbS3

Passage-1
Parkes process is used to remove Ag and Au from lead. 1 - 2 % Zn is added to Argentiferrous
lead and the melt agitated. Ag alloy rises to the top and solidifies.
23. The method is based on
A) Dissolution B) Distribution C) Decomposition D) Disproportionation
24. Pick out the correct statement
A) Molten Zn and molten Pb are immiscible B) Molten Zn and molten Pb are imisible
C) Ag is more soluble in molten Pb than in molten zinc
D) Ag is less soluble in molten Zn than in molten lead.
25. Ag is recovered in this process by
A) removing Pb from Pb - Ag alloy B) removing Zn from Zn - Ag alloy
C) removing Ag by cyanide process D) removing Ag by electrolytic process
Passage-2:
The History of extraction of metals is linked with the evolution of pre-historic man. It is a very
old branch of science that served the man kind in many ways. The importent divisions in it are
(i) Pyrometallurgy : Used when metallurgical operations are carried out at high temperature.
Eg: Roasting, Calcination, smelting,distillation etc.,
(ii) Hydro metallurgy: Involves the treatment of metal with a suitable chemical to form soluble
compounds or complexes followed by filtration and addition of more electro positive metal to
the filtrate to deposit the metal.
(iii) Electro metallurgy : Highly electro positive metals like and aluminium can not be easily
reduced by chemical reducing agents. These metals are obtained by the electrolysis os their
oxides and halides.
26. Ruby silver, the mineral of silver is
A) AgCl B) Ag 2 S C) 3 Ag 2 S .Sb2 S3 D) Ag 2 S .PbS
27. Which is true regarding the extraction of silver from Argentiferrous lead (Parke’s process)
A) This method is based on the principle of distribution
B) Molten zinc is more soluble in lead than zinc
C) Molten zinc and lead are miscible
D) zinc - silver alloy is heavier than molten lead.
28. Blister copper containing cuprous oxide impurity is refined by
A) Cupellation B) Poling C) Leaching D) Smelting
Passage – 3:
The Ellingham diagram for zinc, magnesium and carbon converting into corresponding oxides is
shown below

29. At what temperature, zinc and carbon have equal affinity for oxygen?
A) 10000 C B) 15000 C C) 5000 C D) 12000 C
30. To make the following reduction process spontaneous, temperature should be
ZnO + C → Zn + CO
0
A) 1000 C B)  11000 C C)  5000 C D)  10000 C
31. At 11000 C , which reaction is spontaneous to a maximum extent?
A) MgO + C → Mg + CO B) ZnO + C → Zn + CO
C) MgO + Zn → Mg + ZnO D) ZnO + Mg → MgO + Zn
Passage-4:
Many principles, we are using to extract a metal from its ore, thermodynamics plays an important role
to direct us in the reduction of a metal by using a suitable reducing agent. The following principle is
used to explain the spontaneity of a reaction.
If G = – ve the reaction is spontaneous, here the graph is given for oxidation of a metal to metal oxide
taking G in kJ on Y–axis and temp is C on X–axis.
+200
Ag Ni
0
–200
Fe Cr
–400
G
–600 Al
–800 Mg
–1000 Ca
–1200
500c 10001500
2000 2500c
32. Iron can be reduced from iron oxide by using
A) Ag B) Hg C) Cr D) Ni
33. Pick out the incorrect statement from the following
A) Al2O3 is easily reduced with Cr at very high temp
B) Ca is best reducing agent than Al
C) Cr2O3 decomposes easily than Al2O3
D) Fe2O3 requires less temp for decomposition, than Al2O3
34. Ag2O can be reduced by using
A) Mg B) Cr C) Fe D) All
Passage-5
Metals can be obtained from their oxides by reduction with carbon, (or) carbon monoxide. if any of the
equilibria, lie to the right
MO(s) + C(s) M(s) + CO(g)
1 1
MO(s) + C(s) M(s) + CO2(g)
2 2
MO(s) + CO(g) M(s) + CO2(g)
 Al2O3
–500 R(3)

–400
SiO2
–300 R(2)
G
(kJ/mole) –200 CuO
FeO R(4)
–100
Ag2O
0
+100

500 1000 1500 2000 2500

These equilibriua can be discussed in terms of thermodynamic functions.
For the reactions
(1) MO(s) + C(s) M(s) + CO(g)
1 1 1
(2) C(s) + O2 ( g) → CO2 ( g)
2 2 2
1
(3) C ( s ) + O2 ( g) → CO(g)
2
1
(4) CO(g) + O2 ( g) → CO2(g)
2
The temp dependences of G of reaction (1) to (4) is shown is the above diagram. This is known as
Ellingham diagram, one can easily predict the most suitable reducing agent for the reduction of metal
oxides.
35. A metal oxide MO(s) can be reduced by carbon (or) carbon monoxide successfully when the
line in Ellingham diagram for reaction (1)
A) lies above the line for one of the reactions (2) to (4)
B) Intersects the line for one of the reactions (2) to (4)
C) lies below the line for one of the reactions (2) to (4)
D) may lies above (or) below the line for one of the reaction (2) to (4) depending upon the
temperature.
36. CuO can be reduced to Cu conveniently by using C(or) CO at any temp
A) approximately equal to room temp B) above room temp
C) below room temp D) at all temps
37. Al2O3 can be reduced by carbon at a temperature of
A) 30C B) 500C C) 2000C D) 2500C
 ANSWERS

1 B 2 D 3 C 4 A
5 C 6 A 7 B 8 A
9 B 10 A, B, C, D 11 A, B, D 12 A, B, D
13 A, C, D 14 A, C 15 A, B, C 16 A, B, D
17 A, C, D 18 A, C 19 C 20 D
21 D 22 A 23 B 24 A
25 B 26 C 27 A 28 B
29 A 30 B 31 D 32. C
33. A 34. D 35. C 36. B
37. D