Describe briefly the method to obtain mercury from cinnabar write the chemical equation for the reaction involved in this process
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Ore of mercury is cinnabar. The steps to obtain mercury from cinnabar are :-
1)Refining of the ore
HgS + O2 — HgO +SO2
2)Reduction /Roasting by heating alone
HgO — Hg+O2
3)Refining of the metal
1)Refining of the ore
HgS + O2 — HgO +SO2
2)Reduction /Roasting by heating alone
HgO — Hg+O2
3)Refining of the metal
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