write the Metallurgy
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Commercial extraction of metals from their ores is called metallurgy. Different methods are used for their extraction depending on the nature of a metal and its ore.
a. Pyrometallurgy: A process in which the ore is reduced to metal at high temperature using reducing agents like carbon, hydrogen, aluminium, etc. is called pyrometallurgy.
b. Hydrometallurgy : The process of extracting metals from the aqueous solution of their salts using suitable reducing agent is called hydrometallurgy.
c. Electrometallurgy : A process in which metal is extracted by electrolytic reduction of molten (fused) metallic compound is called electrometallurgy.
Explanation:
Metallurgy is a domain of materials science and engineering that studies the physical and chemical behavior of metallic elements, their inter-metallic compounds, and their mixtures, which are called alloys. Metallurgy encompasses both the science and the technology of metals. That is, the way in which science is applied to the production of metals, and the engineering of metal components used in products for both consumers and manufacturers. Metallurgy is distinct from the craft of metalworking. Metalworking relies on metallurgy in a similar manner to how medicine relies on medical science for technical advancement. A specialist practitioner of metallurgy is known as a Metallurgist.