
UNIT METALLURGY 1
Gold can be recovered by reacting the deoxygenated leached solution with zinc. In this process the gold is reduced to its elemental state (zero oxidation sate) and the process is called cementation. Zn (s) + 2[Au(CN) 2]-(aq) [Zn(CN) 4] 2-(aq) + 2Au (s) Ammonia leaching When a crushed ore containing nickel, copper and cobalt is treated with
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