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The metal extracted by leaching with a cyanide is :
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Silver ore forms a soluble complex when leached with NaCN solution and from which silver is precipitated using scrap zinc.
Ag2S (conc. ore) + 2NaCN
2AgCN + Na2S.
4Na2S + 5O2 + 2H2O
2Na2SO4 + 4NaOH + 2S
Na2S is converted in to Na2SO4 . Hence equilibrium shifts towards right side.
AgCN + NaCN
Na[Ag(CN)2] (soluble complex).
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