Question

what do u mean by smelting

Answer 1

Answer:

Smelting is a form of extractive metallurgy to produce a metal from its ore. Smelting uses heat and a chemical reducing agent to decompose the ore, driving off other elements as gasses or slag and leaving just the metal behind.

Answer 2

Explanation:

sᴍᴇʟᴛɪɴɢ, ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇss ʙʏ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴀ ᴍᴇᴛᴀʟ ɪs ᴏʙᴛᴀɪɴᴇᴅ, ᴇɪᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴇʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏʀ ᴀs ᴀ sɪᴍᴘʟᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴏᴜɴᴅ, ғʀᴏᴍ ɪᴛs ᴏʀᴇ ʙʏ ʜᴇᴀᴛɪɴɢ ʙᴇʏᴏɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇʟᴛɪɴɢ ᴘᴏɪɴᴛ, ᴏʀᴅɪɴᴀʀɪʟʏ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴏxɪᴅɪᴢɪɴɢ ᴀɢᴇɴᴛs, sᴜᴄʜ ᴀs ᴀɪʀ, ᴏʀ ʀᴇᴅᴜᴄɪɴɢ ᴀɢᴇɴᴛs, sᴜᴄʜ ᴀs ᴄᴏᴋᴇ.