1. HOW TO EXTRACT COPPER FROM MALACHITE BY JOHN DELMENICO

2. MALACHITE MALACHITE IS AN ORE WITH COPPER IN IT IT IS USED FOR JEWELLERY AND FOR DECORATIONS. IT HAS THE CHEMICAL COMPOUND CU 2 CO 3 (OH) 2

3. HEATING THE MALACHITE THE MALACHITE IS CRUSHED THEN PUT IN A CRUCIBLE AND HEATED CO 2 AND H 2 0 ARE RELEASED CU 2 CO 3 (OH) 2 2CU0 + CO 2 + H 2 O

5. DISPLACEMENT CARBON IS ADDED TO THE MIXTURE THE MIXTURE IS HEATED CAUSING A DISPLACEMENT REACTION 2CU0+C 2CU+CO 2

6. ELECTROLISIS THE COPPER LOSSES 2 ELECTRONS IT IS ATTRACTED TO THE CATHODE WHERE THE ION GAINS 2 ELECTRONS BECOMING PURE COPPER