If at any site, low grade copper ores are available and zinc and iron scraps are also available. Which of the two scraps would be more suitable for reducing the leached copper ore and why?
Why is the extraction of copper from pyrites difficult than from its oxide ore through reduction.
Give reason for the following: Although aluminium is above hydrogen in the electro-chemical series, it is stable in air and water.
Why reduction of a metal oxide becomes easier if the metal formed is in liquid state at the temperature of reduction?
An ore example of galena (PbS) is contaminated with zinc blende (ZnS). Name one chemical which can be used to concentrate galena selectively by froth floatation method.
