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Metals and minerals interact with other species in aqueous media. Reactions involving metals and other species can be classified. Reaction classifications include precipitation, hydrolysis, electrochemical, conversion, complexation, solvation, and ionic disassociation.
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Free, M.L. (2022). Chemical Fundamentals of Hydrometallurgy. In: Hydrometallurgy. The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-88087-3_2
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