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During the metallurgical process of calcination:

Option: 1

Carbonate ores are changed into sulphides


Option: 2

Carbonate ores are changed into oxides


Option: 3

Oxide ores are changed into carbonates


Option: 4

Oxide ores are changed into sulphides


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During calcination, carbonate ores are decomposed into oxides liberating carbon dioxide by heating strongly in limited air/absence of air.

\mathrm{ZnCO}_3 \rightarrow \mathrm{ZnO}+\mathrm{CO}_2

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