HS2440 Week 3 Asyn_Extraction of Lead, silver and tin Flashcards by Naomi Hadfield | Brainscape

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Lead and silver

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Lead is often mixed with silver in Galena- found naturally

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smelting Lead

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oxygen rich environment, lead sulphide- lead oxide and sulphur dioxide

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removing silver from lead ore, also known as C_______

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Laurion mines had a lot of silver in their lead ores
has to be high enough content to cover costs

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