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Lime stone is added in the extraction of lead from galena why?

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It prevents the formation of PbSO4
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It remove the impurity of silica as fusible slag
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It converts lead silicate to lead oxide
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All of the above
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Solution

The correct option is D All of the above
CaO+SiO2CaSiO3(Slag)
PbO+SiO2PbSiO3
CaO converts PbSiO3 to PbO,
PbSiO3+CaOPbO+CaSiO3
and also prevents the formation of PbSO4

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