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Ananya Shree

Class 12th
Chemistry
2 years ago

State the role of silica in the metallurgy of copper.

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Muskan Anand

2 years ago

The role of silica in the metallurgy of copper is to remove the iron oxide obtained during the process of roasting as 'slag'. If the sulfide ore of copper contains iron, then silica (SiO2) is added as flux before roasting.

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