Question

Explain the following terms
(a) flux (b) gangue
(c) Slag (d) smelting

Answer 1

$\huge \bold{\bigstar FLUX}$

In electrometallurgy, flux is the substance added to get rid of the matrix or gangue.

$\huge \bold{\bigstar GANGUE}$

The rocky impurities that are present in the ore, that are needed to be removed are called gangue or matrix. Example :- Silica, mud etc.

$\huge \bold{\bigstar SLAG}$

Wheb flux is added to the ore it result in a fusible compound called slag.

$\huge \bold{\bigstar SMELTING }$

Heated up the ore of a base metal to obtain that base metal in presence of a reducing agent , is know as smelting . Example :- Tin and copper are extracted by smelting.