Metallurgy of Some Important Metals

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Metallurgy of Some Important Metals: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Extraction of Aluminum, Extraction of Iron, Electrolytic Reduction Method & Flux etc.

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What are the refractory materials and suggest few examples?

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Write the equation for getting copper from low grade ore.

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Write the process of extraction of copper from low grade ores and scraps.

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The slag formed from the blast furnace during the extraction of iron is used to manufacture high temperature resistant building products.

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The slag formed from the blast furnace during the extraction of iron is used to manufacture Portland cement.

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Mention few uses of slag formed from the blast furnace during the extraction of iron.

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During the extraction of haematite, limestone is added which acts as _____.(flux/slag)

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During the extraction of haematite, limestone is added which acts as

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In Copper extraction process, the ore is heated in a reverberatory furnace after mixing with silica. In the furnace, iron oxide ‘slags of’ as _____ silicate and copper is produced in the form of copper matte. (Give common name of the substance.)

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The above process diagram of a machinery that is used in the extraction of iron. The diagram is of a _____.

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2FeS + 3O2  2FeO + 2SO2FeO + SiO2  _____2Cu2S + 3O2  2Cu2O + 2SO22Cu2O + Cu2S  _____ + SO2
The above reactions convert Copper Sulphide/Oxide into blister copper. The total number of copper in the product side of the reactions are:

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The role of graphite in the electrometallurgy of aluminium is: