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GATE MT Comminution techniques, Size classification, Flotation, Gravity and other methods of mineral beneficiation; Agglomeration: sintering, pelleting and briquetting. PYQs

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Question 4

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In froth flotation, the primary purpose of adding collectors is to:
Your answerChoose one option.

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Question 8

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The sieve analysis of ground quartz particles is given in the table below:
Sieve size (mm)
Mass fraction of ground product retained on each sieve
4.76
0.0
3.36
0.2
2.38
0.4
1.68
0.3
1.19
0.08
< 1.19
0.02
The cumulative mass fraction of particles of size less than 1.68 mm is __________ (answer up to two decimal places)

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