NCERT Solutions for class 12 Chemistry Chapter 6 General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements
This page consists of NCERT Solutions for class 12 Chemistry Chapter 6 General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements prepared as per the CBSE board exam requirements. Questions asked in Chapter 6 General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements are solved with required details and all MCQ questions asked in Chapter 6 General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements are solved with the explanation.
Introduction to Chapter 6 General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements
In history, civilisation is linked with the use of metals in antiquity in many ways. The skills of extraction of metals gave many metals and brought about several changes in human society. This chapter deals with:
1. Historical development of ways of getting a pure form of metals.
2. Methods used to extract metals from their ores like concentration of ores, roasting, calcination and understanding of the principle of oxidation and reduction to extract metals.
3. Apply the thermodynamic concept of extraction like Gibb's energy and entropy to the principle of extraction of Al, Zn, Fe etc.
4. Explain why CO is a favourable reducing agent at a certain temperature while coke is better in some other cases.
5. Uses of important metals like Al, Fe, Zinc etc.