In the metallurgical extraction of copper,the following reaction is used:
$FeO + SiO_{2} \rightarrow FeSiO_{3}$
$FeO$ and $FeSiO_{3}$ respectively are:

  • A
    gangue and flux
  • B
    flux and slag
  • C
    slag and flux
  • D
    gangue and slag

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