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Can mercury from ore cinnabar (HgO) obtainable by reacting it with Carbon.

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Answered by SyedAyaan
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No.

MERCURY CANNOT DIRECTLY BE EXTRACTED FROM ITS ORE CALLED CINNABAR (HgS) By simple reduction from Carbon.

First it has to be reduced by Roasting in presence of Air

HgS + O2 --> HgO + S

after that it is reduced from Carbon

HgO + C --> Hg + CO

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