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State the role of silica in the metallurgy of copper.

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The role of silica in the metallurgy of copper is to acts as an acidic flux. Silica reacts with the impurities of iron and form salg.
`underset("Gangue")(FeO)+underset("Flux")(SiO_(2))rarr underset("Slag")(FeSiO_(3))`
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  • The matter obtained in the metallurgy of copper has the approximate Composition

    A
    `FeS + CuO`
    B
    `Cu_(2) S + FeO`
    C
    `Cu_(2) S + FeS`
    D
    `CuS + FeS_(2)`

  • The matte obtained in the metallurgy of copper has the approximate Composition

    A
    `FeS +CuO`
    B
    `Cu_2 S + FeO`
    C
    `Cu_2 S + FeS`
    D
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  • Bessemerisation is used in the metallurgy of

    A
    Al
    B
    Fe
    C
    Cu
    D
    Ag

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