Answer» Correct Answer - Option 3 : Mercury
- Explanation:
- Ore is natural rock or sediment that contains one or more valuable minerals, typically containing metals, that can be mined, treated and sold at a profit.
- Cinnabar is the bright scarlet to a brick-red form of Mercury(II) sulfide (HgS).
- It is the most common source of ore for refining elemental mercury (Hg)
- It is the historic source for the brilliant red or scarlet pigment termed vermilion and associated red mercury pigments.
Hence we can conclude that Cinnabar is an ore of Hg. Metals | Ores | Mercury (Hg) | Cinnabar | Lead (Pb) | Galena | Tin (Sn) | Cassiterite | Antimony (Sb) | Stibnite | | Zinc (Zn) | Calamine | | Arsenic (As) | Arsenopyrite |
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