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Occurrence of metals
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Concepts tested here
- Nitrates in ores
- Ores of iron
All Questions
2015 AIPMT-I 1 question
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''Metals are usually not found as nitrates in their ores''. Out of the following two (a and b) reasons which is/are true for the above observation? (a) Metal nitrates are highly unstable (b) Metal nitrates are highly soluble in waterMetal nitrates are highly soluble in water, so they get washed away and do not occur as minerals in the Earth's crust.
So (a) is false and (b) is true.
2012 AIPMT-PRE 1 question
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Which one of the following is a mineral of iron?Magnetite is $Fe_3O_4$, an ore of iron.
Malachite is $CuCO_3\cdot Cu(OH)_2$ (copper), cassiterite is $SnO_2$ (tin) and pyrolusite is $MnO_2$ (manganese).
