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Class 12ChemistryGeneral Principles and Processes of Isolation of ElementsReduction to free Metal
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The final step for the extraction of copper from copper pyrite in the Bessemer converter involves the reaction:

  • A
    $4Cu_2O + FeS \to 8Cu + FeSO_4$
  • B
    $Cu_2S + 2Cu_2O \to 6Cu + SO_2$
  • C
    $2Cu_2O + FeS \to 4Cu + Fe + SO_2$
  • D
    $Cu_2S + 2FeO \to 2Cu + 2Fe + SO_2$
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General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements

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