Activators are those chemicals which help buoying up one mineral in
preference to the other in the froth floatation process. Which of the
following is an activator?
(A) Cresylic acid
(B) Copper sulphate
(C) Calcium carbonate
(D) Sodium carbonate

1 Answer

Answer :

(B) Copper sulphate

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