Why are sulphide ores converted to oxides prior to their reduction with carbon?
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as it is easier to extract metals while they are in oxide form and it can easily react with Coke,Carbon monoxide,hydrogen to displace the Oxygen molecule and give metal.
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Obtaining a metal from its oxide is much easier than doing that from a metal sulphide or carbonate. Due to this; metal sulphides and carbonates are first converted to metal oxides during metallurgy.
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