Many copper ores are described as low-grade. This means that the percentage of copper in the ore is very small.
14 000 kg14\,000\text{ kg}14000 kg of one copper ore was found to contain 63.0 kg63.0\text{ kg}63.0 kg of copper.
Calculate the percentage of copper in this ore.
110 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Chemistry 5.1 Obtaining and using metals, covering 5.1.1 The reactivity series of metals, 5.1.2 Displacement reactions as redox reactions, 5.1.3 Extracting metals from ores by reduction, 5.1.4 Biological methods of metal extraction, 5.1.5 Resistance to oxidation and recycling metals, and 5.1.6 Life cycle assessment. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.