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State the role of Silica in the metallurgy of copper.

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Solution :Copper ore is heated in a reverberatory furnace after MIXING with silica. IRON oxide impurity is converted to a SLAG of iron silicate which is removed. Copper is produced in the FORM of copper matte.
`{:(FeO+ SiO_(2) to FeSiO_(3)),("Slag "):}`.


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