Copper matte consists of:

Copper oxide and ferrous sulphide

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Copper sulphide and ferrous oxide

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Copper sulphide and ferrous sulphide

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Copper oxide and ferrous oxide

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Solution

The correct option is C Copper sulphide and ferrous sulphide
In the metallurgy of copper, the ore is heated in a reverberatory furnace after mixing with silica. In the furnace, iron oxide ‘slags of’ as iron silicate and copper is produced in the form of copper matte. Copper matte thus formed consists of copper sulphide and ferrous sulphide.

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