Define extraction.
A) Free metal is oxidized out of its ore.
B) Undesired reduction of metals from reducing agents in the environment
C) Plating a film on a metal to protect it
D) Undesired oxidation of metals from oxidizing agents in the environment
E) Free metal is reduced out of its ore.

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Extraction refers to the process of obtaining a metal from its ore through reduction or oxidation. Choice E describes the extraction process where free metal is reduced out of its ore.

Define Extraction