General Principles And Processes of Isolation Of Elements

Question

If at any site, low grade copper ores are available and zinc and iron scraps are also available. Which of the two scraps would be more suitable for reducing the leached copper ore and why?

Answer

zinc is more suitable for reducing the leached copper ore because reactivity of zinc is more than iron and copper. Hence it easily replaced copper. But zinc is costlier metal than iron, so using iron scrapes will be advisable and advantageous.

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