The unwanted earthy material mixed with an ore is called:
AGrate
BGangue
CGauge
DGrain
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Gangue
1. An ore as mined is never pure.
2. The waste rock around the mineral has a name.
3. That waste is gangue.
_Source: syllabus Chemistry Part I, Class XII, General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements._
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