Determine the mass of metal that can be obtained by the interaction of 2 kg of technical

Determine the mass of metal that can be obtained by the interaction of 2 kg of technical copper oxide (2), containing 4% impurities, with carbon.

Copper oxide has the chemical formula CuO. When reducing 1 mole of copper oxides, 1 mole of metallic copper can be obtained. This is because the copper oxide molecule contains 1 copper atom.

The weight of pure copper oxide will be 2,000 x 0.96 = 1,920 grams;

Let’s calculate the chemical amount of the substance in this sample.

M CuO = 64 + 16 = 80 grams / mol;

N CuO = 1 920/80 = 24 mol;

Let’s calculate the weight of 24 mol of metallic copper.

M Cu = 64 grams / mol;

m Cu = 64 x 24 = 1536 grams;