Cinnabar is converted to mercury by which reduction
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Cinnabar(HgS) is an ore of mercury. When it is heated in air, it is converted into Mercuric oxide(HgO). Mercuric oxide is then reduced to mercury on further heating. i.e- 2HgS+3O2---(heat)---> 2HgO+2SO2.
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Cinnabar(HgS) is an ore of mercury. When it is heated in air, it is converted into Mercuric oxide(HgO). Mercuric oxide is then reduced to mercury on further heating. i.e- 2HgS+3O2---(heat)---> 2HgO+2SO2.
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2HgS+3O2---(heat)---> 2HgO+2SO2.
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