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Copper Matte is extracted from copper pyrites ore by heating it in blast furnace. The method is based on the principle that:
A. copper has more affinity for oxygen than for sulphur at high temperature
B. iron has less affinity for oxygen than for sulphur at high temperature
C. sulphur has less affinity for oxygen at high temperature
D. copper has less affinity for oxygen than for sulphur at high temperature.

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Extraction of copper from copper pyrites ore `(Cu_(2)S)` is based on the fact that copper has more affinity for oxygen than for sulphur at high temperature.

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