Grade upto college level Physical Chemistry
Copper can be extracted by hydrometallurgy but not zinc. Explain.
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Raheema Javed
The reduction potentials of zinc and iron are lower than that of copper. In hydrometallurgy, zinc and iron can be used to displace copper from their solution.
But to displace zinc more reactive metals, i.e., metals with lower reduction potentials than zinc such as Mg, Ca, K, etc are required. But all these metals react with water to evolve H2 gas. As a result, all these metals cannot be used to extract zinc.
Hence copper can be extracted by hydrometallurgy but not zinc.
But to displace zinc more reactive metals, i.e., metals with lower reduction potentials than zinc such as Mg, Ca, K, etc are required. But all these metals react with water to evolve H2 gas. As a result, all these metals cannot be used to extract zinc.
Hence copper can be extracted by hydrometallurgy but not zinc.
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