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1)

In the extraction of Cu, the metal is formed in the bessemer converter due to the reaction :


A) $Cu_{2}S + 2Cu_{2}O \rightarrow 6Cu + SO_{2}$

B) $Cu_{2}S \rightarrow 2Cu+S$

C) $Fe + Cu_{2}O\rightarrow 2Cu + FeO$

D) $2Cu_{2}O\rightarrow4Cu + O_{2}$

Answer:

Option D

Explanation:

Decomposition of carbonates and hydrated oxides