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Give the reaction involved during extraction of zinc from its ore by:

(a) roasting of zinc ore.
(b) calcination of zinc ore.

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(a) Roasting of zinc ore: The sulphide ore of zinc ( ZnS) heated in presence of air above its melting point and convert into ZnO(s) and sulphor dioxide. The reaction is represented as:

2ZnS (s)+2O2(g)Heat2ZnO(s)+2SO2(g)

(b) Calcination of zinc ore: The carbonate ore of zinc is heated below its melting point and absence of air to change into ZnO(s) and carbon dioxide. The reaction is represented as:

ZnCO3(s)HeatZnO(s)+CO2(g)

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