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Give two advantage of manganese. Mention any four main manganese producing states in India.

Answer:

Two advantages of manganese are:

(i) It is considered an essential nutrient, because the body requires it to function properly. People use manganese as medicine.

(ii) During the period of operation of the Marionette manganese mines, the main applications were bleach manufacture, glass making and steel making.

(iii) Manganese is used as a flux in smelting silver and lead ores.

Manganese-producing states in India are: Odisha, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and Andhra Pradesh etc.