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Copper Extraction

Published on Nov 22, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

COPPER EXTRACTION

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WEIGH

  • The ore weighed 9.8g.
  • We need this to compare with the final copper.

We crushed the ore to increase the surface area, and thus make it dissolve faster.

DISSOLVED IT

WE ADDED SOME WATER AND

DISSOLVING

WAS STILL TOO SLOW, SO WE HEATED THE BEAKER TO SPEED IT UP.

FILTRATION

WAS THE NEXT STEP TO SEPARATE OUT THE WASTES (PLASTER & SAND).

WE ENDED UP WITH A BLUE SOLUTION...

IT WAS COPPER SULFATE IN WATER.

BOILED IT

NEXT, TO GET RID OF THE WATER, WE

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