
METAL EXTRACTION 2
3 Copper can be extracted from copper(II) carbonate in the ore malachite by Step 1 reacting copper(II) carbonate with sulfuric acid to form copper(II) sulfate CuCO 3 + H 2SO 4 → CuSO 4 + H 2O + CO 2 Step 2 using iron to displace copper from copper(II) sulfate solution CuSO 4 + Fe → Cu + FeSO 4