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(i) Differentiate between calcination and roasting. (ii) Suggest a method of refining of copper.

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  1. (i) Roasting: It is the process of heating sulphide ore in the presence of excess of air to form oxide.
    2MS + 3O₂ ⟶ 2MO + 2SO₂↑
    Calcination: It is the Process of heating carbonate ore in the presence of limited supply of air to form oxide.
    MCO₃ ⟶ MO +CO₂↑
    (ii) Copper can be refined by electrolytic method. The electrolyte is a solution of copper sulphate. Cathode is a strip of pure copper. Anode is impure copper

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