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Copper Extraction

Published on Nov 22, 2015

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MORE DECKS TO EXPLORE

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COPPER EXTRACTION

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WEIGH

  • The ore weighed 9.8g.
  • We need this to compare with the final copper.
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We crushed the ore to increase the surface area, and thus make it dissolve faster.

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DISSOLVED IT

WE ADDED SOME WATER AND
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DISSOLVING

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

WAS THE NEXT STEP TO SEPARATE OUT THE WASTES (PLASTER & SAND).
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WE ENDED UP WITH A BLUE SOLUTION...

IT WAS COPPER SULFATE IN WATER.
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BOILED IT

NEXT, TO GET RID OF THE WATER, WE
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