how is copper extracted from its sulphide Ore explain the various steps supported by chemical equations draw labelled diagram for the electrolytic refining of copper
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copper is a metal that is placed for below in the reactivity series
it can be extracted from its sulphide Ore with heating strongly also roasting a Method can also be used and electrolytic refining can also be used but heating is the most primitive and easy method
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it can be extracted from its sulphide Ore with heating strongly also roasting a Method can also be used and electrolytic refining can also be used but heating is the most primitive and easy method
equation are
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CU2S---->CUO+SO2
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Sulphide ores are extracted by the process of roasting:
They are heated in the presence of air.
2CuS +3O₂ ------> 2CuO +2 SO₂
Then the ore is reduced to it's elemental form:
2CuO ----Δ----> 2Cu + O₂
Copper can also be extracted by the process of electrolytic refining.
This is the apparatus:
Anode: Impure metal
Cathode: Pure metal (Thin strip)
Both anode and cathode are connected to a battery which when switched on, electrolysis takes place, The copper ions which were at anode go towards the cathode as they are cations.
The impurities at anode gets deposited below it, and slowly the anode strip gets thinner and cathode gets thicker.
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