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In the extraction of copper from its sulphide ore, the metal is finally obtained by tbe reduction of cuprous oxide with :

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Copper (I) SULPHIDE `(Cu_(2)S)`
SULPHUR dioxide `(SO_(2))`
IRON sulphide (FES)
Carbon MONOXIDE (CO)

Solution :Cuprous oxide formed during roasting of cuprous sulphide is mixed with few ammmt of cuprous sulphide and heated in a reverberatory furnace to get metallic copper.
`2Cu_(2)O+Cu_(2)S to 6Cu+SO_(2)`


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