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Copper from deep in the ground. SL M2. Five stages: Open Pit mining Pit crusher 0.6% Cu Froth floatation 30% Cu Smelting 90.4% Cu Electrolytic refining.

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2 Copper from deep in the ground. SL M2.

3 Five stages: Open Pit mining Pit crusher 0.6% Cu Froth floatation 30% Cu Smelting 90.4% Cu Electrolytic refining 99.98% Cu

4 chalcopyrite azurite malachite

5 CuFeS 2 = chalcopyrite. % Cu in pure chalcopyrite?

6 % by mass = mass of element in 1 mole of compound x 100 Mr of compound CuFeS 2 Mr = 64+56+32+32 = 184 % by mass = 64 x 100 = 35% 184

7 Open Pit mining. Bingham Canyon Low grade copper Quantities huge Shavings tested Dynamite used Waste to tips

8 Open Pit mining. Noisy Dusty Leaves Open Pits Waste tips.

9 Pit crusher

10 0.6% Cu 2.5cm pieces

11 Froth Floatation

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13 Collector (oil) molecules attach themselves to the chalcopyrite grains. The grains are now water- repellent. Air bubbles attract the grains. Froth produced and is pumped away to smelter. Detergent Oil Water Tailings 0.6% 30% concentrating

14 Smelting First stage involves –Silica –Oxygen –Concentrate Cu 2 S made Most important stage involves Cu 2 S / air / furnace Cu 2 S(l) + O 2 (g)  2Cu(l) + SO 2 (g)

15 Cu 2 S + O 2  2Cu + SO 2 0 -2 -2 +4 +1 0 O S Cu Oxidised or reduced? reduced oxidised reduced What mass of copper could be obtained by reducing 1kg of copper (I) sulphide?

16 Cu 2 S + O 2  2Cu + SO 2 What mass of copper could be obtained by reducing 1kg of copper (I) sulphide? 160 128 Moles in 1kg 1 mol 2 mol Mass in question Mass in Underline 0.800kg

17 Smelting Sulphur dioxide made. 30%99.4% Acid rain Lakes Trees H 2 SO 4

18 Electrolytic Refining 99.4%99.98% The copper anodes are already 99.4% copper! The copper cathodes will be 99.98% copper!

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20 e-e- e-e- Cu e-e- e-e- Anode + - Cathode Cu 2+ Cu Cu 2+ Cu Cu 2+

21 e-e- e-e- Cu e-e- e-e- Anode + - Cathode Cu 2+ Cu Cu 2+ Cu Cu 2+ Describe what is happening at the anode. Write an equation. Is this oxidation or reduction?

22 e-e- e-e- Cu e-e- e-e- Anode + - Cathode Cu 2+ Cu Cu 2+ Cu Cu 2+ Describe what is happening at the cathode. Write an equation. Is this oxidation or reduction?

23 e-e- e-e- Cu e-e- e-e- Anode + - Cathode Cu 2+ Cu Cu 2+ Cu Cu 2+ Write an equation. Cu(s)  Cu 2+(aq) + 2e - Is this oxidation or reduction? Oxidation

24 e-e- e-e- Cu e-e- e-e- Anode + - Cathode Cu 2+ Cu Cu 2+ Cu Cu 2+ Write an equation. Cu 2+ (aq) + 2e -  Cu(s) Is this oxidation or reduction? Reduction

25 Five stages: Open Pit mining Pit crusher Froth floatation Smelting Electrolytic refining


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