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Calcination involves heating an ore in limited oxygen; calcium carbonate decomposes endothermically.
Updated On: Dec 26, 2024
  • Roasting involves heating the ore in the absence of air.
  • Calcination involves heating the ore above its melting point.
  • Smelting involves heating the ore with a suitable reducing agent and flux below its melting point.
  • Calcination of calcium carbonate is endothermic.
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Calcination is the process of heating an ore in the absence of air or in limited supply of oxygen. The decomposition of calcium carbonate during calcination is an endothermic process: .
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