Metallurgy of Some Important Metals

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Metallurgy of Some Important Metals: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Flux, Cast iron, Blast Furnace, Wrought iron, Extraction of Aluminum, Extraction of Copper, Blister Copper, Extraction of Iron, Copper Matte, Gangue or Matrix, Slag Formation and, Extraction of Zinc from Zinc Oxide

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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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The chemical that is added to reduce the melting point of the reaction mixture during the extraction of aluminium is:

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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: