Extraction of Metals - Result Question 32

####32. The chemical composition of ‘slag’ formed during the smelting process in the extraction of copper is $\quad(2001,1 M)$

(a) $Cu _2 O+FeS$

(b) $FeSiO _3$

(c) $CuFeS _2$

(d) $Cu _2 S+FeO$

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Solution:

  1. Iron present in copper pyrite is removed by forming $FeSiO _3$ as slag.


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