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What is an ore?
A rock or mineral that contains enough metal to make it economical to extract the metal
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How is copper extracted?
1. The copper sulfide is "roasted" in air 2. The copper oxide is heated with carbon
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What is a blast furnace?
Is a large reaction container used to extract iron from its ore.
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What reactions happen in a blast furnace?
Carbon can reduce iron oxide to iron, but carbon monoxide is the main reducing agent in the blast furnace.
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How is copper extracted?

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1. The copper sulfide is "roasted" in air 2. The copper oxide is heated with carbon

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What is a blast furnace?

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What reactions happen in a blast furnace?

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