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The flex in the smelting of copper isA. `P_(2)O_(3)`B. `CaO`C. `SiO_(2)`D. `MnO` |
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Answer» Correct Answer - c Durig smelting the roassrted ore is mixed with coke and silica and tranfered to a small blast farunce .The mixture is heated in the processs of axcess of air most of the iron suplhide is oxidiacad to feroms oxide ` 2FeS + 3O_(2) rarr 2FeO+ 2SO_(2)` ferrrous oxide conninace with slice and forms femous slicate by this reaction mass of the iron is reamoved as slag `FeO + SiO_(2) rarr FeSiO_(3)` Thus sillicu is added to raction copper ore during smelting to removes femous oxide (obtained from iron ore, `FeS` as a slag and the is `FeSiO_(3)` Since fe has greater affinality its oxygen than copper the copper oxide formad during smelting rearts with unclanged irons sulphaide to form oxide and reproshare copper sulphide `FeS + cu_(2)O rarr FeO + Cu_(2)S` Thus it is diffcuit to oxide copper sulphide cotil whete of the irons sulphide is oxidoesed |
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