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In which of the following isolations no reducing agent is required:
A
iron from haematite
B
aluminium from bauxite
C
mercury from cinnabar
D
zinc from zinc blende
Solution
In the isolation of Mercury from cinnabar, no reducing agent is required. Mercury is obtained by the self-reduction method.
$HgS + O _2 \stackrel{\Delta}{\longrightarrow} HgO + SO _2$
$HgO + HgS \rightarrow Hg + SO _2$
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