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9. (a) Copper can be obtained from the ore, copper pytites, CuFeS. The ore is heated in a limited amount of air. ACuFeS) + 110) ——> 4Cu + 2Fe:O3; + 8SO) G@) Calculate the maximum mass of copper that can be obtained from 367 kg of ‘copper pyrites. 8) Gi) State why the gaseous product from this reaction mmst not be allowed to escape info the atmosphere. a (b) The copper obtained from copper pyrites is too impure for electrical wiring and has to be purified by electrolysis. (i) Name the electrolyte and the materials used for the cathode and anode. Write ‘equations for the reactions at the electrodes. Give one observation that can be made during the electrolysis. ©) (ii) Explain which of the electrode reactions is a reduction, (iii) Calculate the mass of copper formed by the passage of a charge of 200 faradays. Q) (c) State two chemical characteristics of wansition metals that apply to copper or its compounds. Give an example to illustrate each characteristic. (d) Describe what you would observe in each of the following experiments. Write equations for the reactions that occur. (@ Aqueous sodium hydroxide is added to aqueous copper(I) sulphate. (ii) Copper(II) nitrate crystals are heated strongly. 6. The following diagram shows some reactions of copper(II) compounds. A copper(II) carbonate » copper(II) oxide copper(II) sulphate (a) For each of the reactions, A. B and C © outline how you could carry out the reaction © state any observations you would expect to make write a chemical equation. Reaction A... Reaction B .... Reaction C (12) (b) How could you obtain metallic copper from copper(II) oxide and from copper(I) sulphate solution using chemical reactions (uot electrolysis)? For each starting material: © give brief details of how you could carry out the reaction © state any observations you would expect to make © write a chemical equation. Copper(ID) oxide ... Copper(ID) sulphate .. (b) Give experimental details of how aluminium can be used in a thermite reaction to obtain a named metal from its ore. Describe any observations you would expect to make and write an equation for the reaction. 6) (c) Aluminium reacts with oxygen to form aluminium oxide, State the electron configurations of the atoms and ions involved in this reaction. Give the formula of the two types of ions present in the oxide, and state the ratio in which these ions are formed.

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