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91.

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 + O Cu2S + 2FeS + SO2

2Cu2S + 3O2  2Cu2O + 2SO2

2FeS + 3O2FeO + 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.


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92.

Silver ornaments tum black in the atmosphere. It is due to the formation of

  • Ag2O, Ag2S

  • AgNO3, Ag2S

  • Ag(OH), Ag2CO3

  • Ag, Ag2O


93.

The age of most ancient geological formation is estimated by

  • carbon dating

  • potassium-argon dating

  • radium-radon dating

  • uranium-lead dating


94.

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


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95.

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


96.

Calcination is used in metallurgy for removal of

  • water and sulphide

  • water and CO2

  • CO2 and H2S

  • H2O and H2S


97.

In blast furnace, the highest temperature is in

  • reduction zone

  • slag zone

  • fusion zone

  • combustion zone


98.

In the metallurgy of iron, when limestone is added to the blast furnace, the calcium ions are removed as

  • slag

  • gangue

  • metallic Ca

  • CaCO3


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99.

Of the following substances, the one which does not contain oxygen is

  • bauxite

  • dolomite

  • cryolite

  • epsomite


100.

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


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