Smelting is a technique applied to ________.
A) native metals
B) ore minerals
C) quarried stone
D) alloys

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Smelting is a technique applied specifically to ore minerals, which are minerals that contain valuable metals or other elements. The purpose of smelting is to extract these metals or elements by heating the ore to a high temperature and separating them from the rest of the material. Native metals are already in their metallic form and do not require smelting, quarried stone is not related to the smelting process, and alloys are already combinations of multiple metals and do not require extraction through smelting.

Smelting Is a Technique Applied to ________