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How does chinnabar extracted

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Answered by kaurloveleen22
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firstly cinnabar gets converted into its oxide by heating in air

2HgS + 302= 2 HgO + 2SO2

and finally , this mercury oxide , on further heating is reduced to mercury.

2HgO----above 300*C--------2Hg + O2

this method is known as auto reduction method

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