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General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements

Occurrence of metals

Which ore contain both iron and copper?

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Which ore contain both iron and copper?

A

Cuprite

B

Chalcocite

C

Chalcopyrite

D

Malachite

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Cuprite is an oxide mineral composed of copper(

I

) oxide

C u_{2} O

, and is a minor ore of copper.
Chalcocite , copper(

I

) sulphide (

C u_{2} S

), is an important ore of copper .
Chalcopyrite is a copper iron sulphide mineral and the most abundant copper ore. It has the chemical formula

C u F e S_{2}

. It is an ore that contains both copper and iron.
Malachite is ore of copper with formula

C u C O_{3} . C u (O H)_{2}

Hence, Chalcopyrite is the correct answer.

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Question Text	Which ore contain both iron and copper?
Topic	General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements
Subject	Chemistry
Class	Class 12
Answer Type	Text solution:1
Upvotes	106