1a) Products from Rocks Flashcards

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Bio leaching

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Using bacteria to separate copper from copper sulfide

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Phytomining

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Growing plants on land with copper
Plants absorb copper compounds and ions/minerals from soil
Plants are harvested and dried
Plants are burned in a furnace to produce ash
Copper collected from ash

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Stainless steel

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Alloy of chromium and nickel
Corrosion resistant
Used for cutlery

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High carbon steel

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Alloy of iron and 1.5% carbon
Hard
Inflexible
Used for blades and bridges

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Low carbon steel

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Alloy of iron and 0.1% carbon
Easily shaped
Used for car bodies

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Alloys

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Mixture of metals
Different sized atoms distort the layers
Make it harder

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Bronze

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Alloy of copper and tin
Harder
For medals and statues

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Cupronickel

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Alloy of copper and nickel
Hard
Corrosion-resistant
Used to make ‘silver’ coins

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Gold alloys

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Harder

For jewellery

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Aluminium alloys

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Stronger, light weight

For aircraft bodies

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Crude oil

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Mixture of hydrocarbons

Not chemically bonded together

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Alkanes

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Hydrocarbons
Fractions from fractional distillation
Single bond
CnH2n+2

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Cement

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Powdered limestone + powdered clay

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Mortar

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Cement + sand + water

Or

Cement + sand + aggregate (water+gravel)

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Bondings

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Ionic - lose/gain electrons,  ions 
Non-metal + metal
Covalent - sharing electrons
Non-metal + non-metal
Metallic - positive metal ions attracted to negative electrons
Metal + metal
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15
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Limestone cycle

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Limestone CaCO3 - add heat (thermal decomposition)
Quick lime CaO - add water
Slaked lime Ca(OH)2 - add water
Lime water Ca(OH)2 (aq) - add carbon