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Give an example of a sulphide ore which is reduced to metal by heating along i.e., by roasting.

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Cinnabar (HgS) on roasting is first changed to mercuric oxide which on further heating is reduced to mercury.
`2HgS(s)+3O_2(g) to^(Heat) 2HgO(s)+2SO_2(g)`
`2HgO(s) to^(Heat) 2Hg(l)+O_2(g)`
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