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Extraction of Copper

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Which reducing agent is employed to get copper from the leached low grade copper ore?

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Iron scraps or hydrogen is employed to get copper from the leached low grade copper ore.

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Q. Assertion :Copper sulfate can also be produced by slowly leaching low grade copper ore in air. Reason: Bacteria may be used to hasten the process.

Q. How is copper extracted from low grade copper ores?

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In electrolytic refining, the impurities from the blister copper deposits anode mud which contains antimony, selenium, tellurium, silver, gold and platinum. (from copper pyrites)

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The low grade ore of copper is leached with acid and is then treated with scrap iron or

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Siderite, curpite and argentite are oxide ores.

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Zone refining is very useful for producing semiconductor and other metals of very high purity, e.g., germanium, silicon, boron, gallium and indium.
Which of the following option is correct.
(T: True, F: False)

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