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In the extraction of Cu, the metal is formed in the Bessemer converter due to the reaction:
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Options:
  • A Cu 2 S + 2  Cu 2 O  → Δ  6 Cu +  SO 2
  • B Cu 2 S→2 Cu+S
  • C Fe+ Cu 2 O→2 Cu+FeO
  • D 2  Cu 2 O→4 Cu+ O 2
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The correct answer is: Cu 2 S + 2  Cu 2 O  → Δ  6 Cu +  SO 2
The following reaction taken place in the formation of blister copper in the Bessemer converter
Cu 2 S + 2  Cu 2 O  → Δ  6 Cu +  SO 2

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