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When lime stone is heated strongly, it gives off C O subscript 2 end subscript. In metallurgy this process is known as

  1. (a) Calcination   
  2. Roasting  
  3. (c) Smelting  
  4. Ore dressing  

The correct answer is: (a) Calcination


    C a C O subscript 3 end subscript rightwards arrow C a O plus C O subscript 2 end subscript
    Heating the ore in absence of air is calcination.

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