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Which of the following factors is of no significance for roasting sulphide ores to the oxides and not subjecting the sulphide ores to carbon reduction directly?

A) \[C{{O}_{2}}\] is more volatile than \[C{{S}_{2}}\]

B) Metal sulphides are thermodynamically more stable than \[C{{S}_{2}}\]

C) \[C{{O}_{2}}\] is thermodynamically more stable than \[C{{S}_{2}}\]

D) Metal sulphides are less stable than the corresponding oxides