Chemistry: A Molecular Approach (3rd Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0321809246
ISBN 13: 978-0-32180-924-7

Chapter 23 - Sections 23.1-23.5 - Exercises - Review Questions - Page 1094: 5

Answer

An ore is made up of minerals and gangue. Minerals are homogeneous, naturally occurring, crystalline inorganic solids. The undesired components in the ore apart from the mineralsis called gangue.

Work Step by Step

The first step in processing metal-containing ores is crushing the ore into smaller particles. The particles that contain the minerals are then separated from the undesired material, called gangue.
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