Mining Assignment #4 By Siyuan Wei‚ Yifei Pei‚ Amrita Sur and Clinton Huynh Mineral: Copper Dip: 60 Depth: 650m Location/Terrain: Under River Chosen Mining Method: Sublevel Stoping - Sublevel Stoping is designed for mineral deposits which consists of fairly stable rocks and have a steep dip. - This method is quite commonly used to mine copper at varies sites around Australia. For example‚ Mount Isa‚ Olympic Dam etc… Mining Process - Sublevels are created within the solid
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The Effect of pH Level of a Liquid on the Rate of Corrosion of Copper wire In this experiment‚ I will be testing the corrosion rate of copper wire after leaving them in different liquids with different pH levels. By doing so I will be able to determine which pH level corrodes copper the fastest. I will conduct this experiment by pouring 250mL of different liquids with different pH levels in cups‚ followed by an iron strip placed into the cup. A stopwatch will be timing how long it takes the iron
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A Sequence of Chemical Reactions: Transforming Copper Briefly describe. a) Why must you carry out the oxidation of Cu with HNO3 in a fume hood? Concentrated nitric acid is a toxic oxidant. Avoiding skin contact or inhalation is highly important. The reaction between Cu and HNO3 produces NO2‚ a toxic brown gas; therefore working under the fume is necessary in order to prevent inhaling the toxic gas. b) Why you should be particularly careful when you work with 3 M H2SO4 solution? Sulfuric acid
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Copper is an element that occurs in minor amounts in the earth’s crust. Estimates of average crustal prevalence are on the order of 0.0058 percent by weight. Deposits considered to be economically recoverable at current market prices may contain as little as 0.5 percent of copper or less‚ depending on the mining method‚ total reserves‚ and the geologic setting of the deposit. Here is the flow sheet on how to process copper from Zenith. Copper Process Flow Sheet: Copper ore is first quarried from
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Coursework 4 Copper Name of student: Alfiya Ospanova Tutorial group: G Copper is one of the earliest elements explored by humanity. Due to the special red shade it was easy to find in ancient times. The metal was named according to place where it was found‚ the Cyprus islands. Copper produced in massive stars and spread in the world as minerals like chalcocite and chalcopyrite (sulfide of copper)‚ azurite and malachite (carbonate of copper)‚ cuprite (oxide of copper). The atomic
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heat CuO + H2O 4) CuO + H2SO4 Cu2+(aq) + SO42-(aq) + H2O 5) Cu2+(aq) + Zn Cu + Zn2+(aq) Stage 1- Dissolution of Copper Mass of vial & copper = 3.537g Mass of vial = 2.505g Mass of Copper = 1.032g Moles of copper = mass (g) ÷ (63.5g/mol) = 0.0162 mol (3s.f) Copper description: Initially‚ the copper was a solid that was cut into thin strips. It had a shiny/metallic and opaque look‚ with an orange colour. HNO3 description: The nitric
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Research question/Aim Extract copper from copper oxide by reduction using butane gas Hypothesis The butane gas will reduce the copper oxide and leave behind pure copper. This will allow us to find the empirical formula of the copper oxide as well as the masses of oxygen and copper Variables Dependant variable The dependant variable will be the reduction of the copper oxide which will be calculated at different temperatures. Independent variable The independent variable here
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sulphides in contact with air and water produces sulphuric acid which reduces the pH of water. The result of these reactions is increase in the solubility of heavy metals and consequently pollution of water resources. The Sarcheshmeh copper mine is one of the largest porphyry copper mines in the world which is located in south-eastern Iran. Chemical analysis of over than 600 water samples taken from streams and springs in the mining region and surrounding area of pit showed extensive changes in water quality
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Copper Sulfate Pentahydrate Purpose: To verify the formula for copper (II) sulfate pentahydrate by measuring the amount of water decomposed from the hydrated species. MSDS: Copper sulfate pentahydrate- Harmful if swallowed. Causes skin irritation‚ causes serious eye irritation. Very toxic to aquatic life with long effects. If copper sulfate stays in the stomach‚ the victim becomes unconscious. The symptoms of poisoning include diarrhea‚ headache and injury to vital organs. Background: 1
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Objective: The objective of this lab is to determine and analyze the many chemical qualities of copper ‚ by using many solutions that enable copper to undergo chemical changes that will take copper from a metal back to its original state. This is done using cooper‚ Concentrated HNO3‚ 6 M NaOH ‚ Bunsen burner‚ 6 M H2SO4‚ Mg ribbon‚ and two test tubes. The techniques used in this lab which is cleaning glassware‚ disposing of chemicals ‚ measuring mass ‚ centrifugation ‚ venting gases‚ and test tube
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