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At a site low grade copper ores are available, and zinc and iron scraps are also available. Which of the two scraps would be more suitable for reducing the leached copper ore and why?

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Reduction of copper
Zinc being above iron in the electrochemical series and as we know the metal which is placed above in the electrochemical series is more reactive than the metal which is placed below that metal. Due to this, the reduction will be faster in case zinc scraps are used. But zinc is costlier metal than iron. So, using iron scraps will be advisable and advantageous.


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