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The metal which can be extracted simply by heating the cinnabar ore in the air is:
(a) Zn (b) Cu (c) Al (d) Hg

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(d) Hg
Mercury is a low reactive metal. Thus, it can be extracted from its ore cinnabar, HgS, by heating it in air.


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