Metal sulfides are often first converted to oxides by roasting in air and then reduced

Chapter 22, Problem 22.47

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Metal sulfides are often first converted to oxides by roasting in air and then reduced with carbon to produce the metal. Why arent the metal sulfides reduced directly by carbon to yield CS2? Give a thermodynamic analysis of both processes for ZnS.

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