The chemical composition of slag formed during the smelting process in the extraction of copper is
FeSiO3
CuFeS2
Cu2S + FeO
Cu2O + FeS
A.
FeSiO3
A slag is an easily fusible material which is formed when gangue still present in the roasted or the calcined are combines with copper, the sulphide ore (i.e., copper pyrites) is roasted in a reverberatory furnace and converted into a mixture of FeO and Cu2O.
2CuFeS2 + O2 Cu2S + 2FeS + SO2
2Cu2S + 3O2 2Cu2O + 2SO2
2FeS + 3O2 2FeO + 2SO2
To remove FeO (basic impurity), an acidic flux silica is added during smelting, FeO then combines with SiO2 to form ferrous silicate (FeSiO3) slag which floats area molten matte.
FeO + SiO2 FeSiO3
Thus, the role of silica in the metellurgy of copper is to remove iron oxide as slag.
Silver ornaments tum black in the atmosphere. It is due to the formation of
Ag2O, Ag2S
AgNO3, Ag2S
Ag(OH), Ag2CO3
Ag, Ag2O
The age of most ancient geological formation is estimated by
carbon dating
potassium-argon dating
radium-radon dating
uranium-lead dating
Malachite decomposed to give A+CO2+ H2O and compound A on reduction with carbon gives CO+B. Here, A and B are
CuO, Cu
Cu2O, CuO
Cu2O, Cu
CuCO3, Cu
Among the following statements, the incorrect one is
Calamine and siderite are carbonates
Argentite and cuprite are oxides
Zinc blende and pyrites are sulphides
Malachite and azurite are ores of copper
Calcination is used in metallurgy for removal of
water and sulphide
water and CO2
CO2 and H2S
H2O and H2S
In blast furnace, the highest temperature is in
reduction zone
slag zone
fusion zone
combustion zone
In the metallurgy of iron, when limestone is added to the blast furnace, the calcium ions are removed as
slag
gangue
metallic Ca
CaCO3
Of the following substances, the one which does not contain oxygen is
bauxite
dolomite
cryolite
epsomite
A smuggler could not carry gold by depositing iron on gold surface since
gold has higher standard reduction potential than iron
gold has lower standard reduction potential than iron
gold is denser
iron rusts