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Aluminium and copper are extracted from their oxide and sulphide ores respectively. Which of the following is correct?
I. Copper is extracted by the auto reduction of copper oxide by copper sulphide
II. Aluminium cannot be obtained by chemical reduction due to its strong affinity for oxygen
III. In electrometallurgy of Al, graphite is used as cathode to avoid reoxidation of Al into Al2O3 by preventing formation of O2
IV. Sulphide ores of copper are difficult to be reduced than the oxide ores

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Important Questions on General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements (Metallurgy)

MEDIUM

Identify the auto reduction reactions from the following:

a) Fe3O4+4CO3Fe+4CO2

b) Cu2O+12Cu2S3Cu+12SO2

c) PbS+2PbO3Pb+SO2

d) Cu2O+C2Cu+CO

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During the extraction of copper, the impurity FeS is removed as slag by mixing the contaminated copper ore with silica and coke. The molecular formula of slag is
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Among the reactions a-d, the reaction(s) that does/do not occur in the blast furnace during the extraction of iron is/are:
a CaO+SiO2CaSiO3
b 3Fe2O3+CO2Fe3O4+CO2
c FeO+SiO2FeSiO3
d FeOFe+12O2
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Which of the following metals cannot be obtained by auto-reduction of their compounds?
HARD
Which series of reactions correctly represents the chemical relations related to iron and its compound?
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Which among following processes occurs at 1500 K in blast furnace for extraction of iron 
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In the extraction of copper from its sulphide ore, metal is finally obtained by the oxidation of cuprous sulphide with: