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Copper is the most moble of first row transition meals and occurs in small deposits in several countries ares of copper include chalcanthite (CuSO_(4)5H_(2)O), afecamie (CuCHOH)_(3)), cuprite(Cu_(2)O) Copper glance (Cu_(2)S) and rolachite (Cu_(2)(OH)_(2)CO_(3)). However, 80% of the world copper production comes from the ore chalcopyrite (CuFeS_(2)). The extraction of copper from chalopyrite in polves partial roasting, removal of Iron self-reduction. Iron is removed from chalcopyrite as

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FeO
`FeS`
`Fe_(2)O_(3)`
`FeSiO_(3)`

SOLUTION :IRON is removed from CHALCOPYRITES `(CuFeS_(2))` as slag `FeSiO_(3), FeO+SiO_(2) to FeSiO_(3)`


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