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Extraction of silver from `Ag_(2)S` by the use of sodium cyanide is example of

A

Roasting

B

Hydrometallurgy

C

Electrimetallurgy

D

Smelting

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B
`Ag_(2)S + 2NaCH hArr 2Na[Ag(CN)_(2)]+ Na_(2)S`.
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