In the extraction of copper,metal is formed in the Bessemer converter due to the reaction:

  • A
    $Cu_2S + 2Cu_2O \to 6Cu + SO_2$
  • B
    $Cu_2S \to 2Cu + S$
  • C
    $Fe + Cu_2O \to 2Cu + FeO$
  • D
    $2Cu_2O \to 4Cu + O_2$

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