Give reasons why mercury is obtained by heating the sulphide ore in oxygen?

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Give reasons why mercury is obtained by heating the sulphide ore in oxygen?

2006-07-12 08:30:51 · 1 answers · asked by $@LLu 5 in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science

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2006-07-17 11:00:17 · update #1

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One reason is that it is cheaper.
Another reason is some of the mercury could be lost in the vapor if heated in other ways.
http://encyclopedia.jrank.org/MEC_MIC/MERCURY_symbol_Hg_atomic_weight.html

2006-07-20 22:34:56 · answer #1 · answered by Tommy 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋