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Cinnabar is an ore of a metal ‘X’. When this ore is heated in air, it is first converted into oxide of ‘X’ (X…
Cinnabar is an ore of a metal ‘X’. When this ore is heated in air, it is first converted into oxide of ‘X’ (XO) and then reduced to metal ‘X’ on further heating.
Identify metal ‘X’ and write chemical equations for the reactions that occur in the above processes.
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