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Q. The extraction of which of the following metals involves bessemerisation?

ManipalManipal 2006General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements

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Copper metallurgy involves bessemerisation. In bessemer convertor, the impurities of ferrous oxide forms slag with silica and copper oxide is reduced to give blister copper.
$\underset{\text{Ferrous oxide}}{FeO} + SiO _{2} \longrightarrow \underset{\text{Slag}}{FeSiO _{3}}$
$Cu _{2} S +2 Cu _{2} O \longrightarrow 6 Cu + SO _{2}$