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Can anyone help me with a balanced equation of extracting copper if i started of with copper carbonate, copper hydroxide and quartz. plus i have added sulpuric acid

2006-11-01 18:56:44 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics Chemistry

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CuCO3 + H2SO4 --> CuSO4 + CO2 + H2O

Cu(OH)2 + H2SO4 --> CuSO4 + 2H2O

For the electrolysis:

CuSO4 = Cu+2 (aq) + (SO4)-2 (aq)

Cu+2 (aq) + 2 e-1 --> Cu (metal)

2006-11-05 17:39:27 · answer #1 · answered by Richard 7 · 69 1

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