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At a 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?

At a 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?

Grade:Upto college level

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akanksha
13 Points
7 years ago
zinc is above iron in electrochemical series ( more reactive metal is zinc ). therefore, reduction will be faster in case zinc scraps are used. but zinc is a costlier metal than iron, so using iron scraps will be advisable and advantageous.

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