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Upon heating with  Cu2S, the reagent (s)  that  give copper metal is/are


A) $ CuFeS_{2}$

B) CuO

C) $Cu_{2}O$

D) $CuSO_{4}$

Answer:

Option B,C,D

Explanation:

(b)   $4CuO$   $\underrightarrow{1100^{0}C}$                      $2Cu_{2}O+O_{2}$

(c)    $Cu_{2}S+2Cu_{2}O$        $\underrightarrow{\triangle}$   $6Cu+SO_{2}$

         $2Cu_{2}O+Cu_{2}S  $      $\underrightarrow{\triangle}$    $6Cu+SO_{2}$

 (d)   $CuSO_{4}$    $\underrightarrow{720^{0}C}$     $CuO+SO_{2}+\frac{1}{2}O_{2}$

                4CuO        $\underrightarrow{1100^{0}C}$   $2Cu_{2}O+O_{2}$

      $2Cu_{2}O+Cu_{2}S $    $\underrightarrow{\triangle}$         $6Cu+SO_{2}$

Reaction is believed to proceed as

$Cu_{2}S\rightleftharpoons 2Cu^{+}+S^{2-}$

$2Cu_{2}O\rightleftharpoons 4Cu^{+}+2O^{2-}$

$S^{2-}+2O^{2-}\rightarrow SO_{2}+6e^{-}$

 $6Cu^{+}+6e^{-}\rightarrow 6Cu:E^{0}_{cell}=0.52$

 Here, copper , sulphide is reduced to copper metal . Solidified copper has bilstered appearance due to evolution of SO2 and thus obtained copper is known as blister copper.

 Other compounds which give Cu are

(i)  CuO as

$4 CuO$    $\underrightarrow{1100^{0}C}$     $  2Cu_{2}O+O_{2}$

  $2Cu_{2}O+Cu_{2}S$         $\underrightarrow{\triangle}$  $6Cu+SO_{2}$

(ii)   CuSO4   as

      $CuSO_{4}$               $\underrightarrow{720^{0}C}$  $CuO+SO_{2}+\frac{1}{2}O_{2}$

                4CuO        $\underrightarrow{\triangle}$  $2Cu_{2}O+O_{2}$

  $2Cu_{2}O+Cu_{2}S$     $\underrightarrow{\triangle}$   $6Cu+SO_{2}$

 While CuFeS2 will not give Cu on heating  . The heating in the presence of O2  gives Cu2S  and FeS with the evolution of SO2