Smelting Is ________

question 27

Multiple Choice

Smelting is ________.

• A) heating an ore in the presence of oxygen or another substance to purify the ore and obtain the liquid metal
• B) selectively dissolving a metal in solution to separate it from its ore
• C) the process of heating an ore to drive off volatile compounds
• D) heating an ore in the presence of oxygen or another substance to cause a chemical reaction that drives off newly formed volatile compounds
• E) forming metal parts using heat and small crystals of metal

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