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2.3 Metals & Their Extraction Flashcards

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What are ores

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Minerals found in the Earth’s crust
Contain metal compounds, from which metals can be extracted using chemical reactions

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What does the method used to extract metals from their ores depend on?

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The metal’s position in the reactivity series

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Give 2 metals that are found native - what does this mean

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Gold and silver - they don’t need to be extracted

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What does the difficulty of extracting methods increase with

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Reactivity

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How are the most reactive metals extracted from their ores

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Electrolysis

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How are the metals in the middle of the reactivity series extracted from their ores

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They are chemically reduced

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How can the relative reactivity of metals be demonstrated

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Displacement reactions

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What happens in displacement reactions

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A more reactive metal will displace a less reactive metal from a solution of one of its salts

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Displacement reaction example

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iron + copper(II)chloride –> iron chloride + copper
copper has been displaced by iron :( (now its alone)

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What happens in a competition reaction

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A more reactive metal removes oxygen from the oxide of a less reactive metal when a mixture of the 2 is heated

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Example of a competition reaction

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The thermit reaction

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Thermit reaction equation

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iron(III) oxide + aluminium –> iron + aluminium oxide

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Thermit reaction used for?

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USed to weld rails together on a railway track

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What is oxidation

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The gain of oxygen
The loss of electrons (OILRIG)

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What is reduction

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The loss of oxygen
The gain of electrons (OILRIG)

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What are the raw materials used in the blast furnace (4)

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  • iron ore - source of iron
  • coke - as a fuel & to produce carbon monoxide for the reduction
  • limestone - to remove impurities by forming slag
  • hot air - provides oxygen so coke can burn
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What type of reaction is the production of iron in the blast furnace

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Reduction

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First step in the production of iron - blast furnace
Endothermic or exothermic

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Oxygen from the hot air reacts with carbon (coke) to form carbon monoxide
Exothermic which heats the surface

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Second step in the production of iron
What’s reduced?

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Carbon dioxide then reacts with iron (III) oxide (from iron ore) to give iron
iron is reduced!

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3rd step in the production of iron - blast furnace

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Limestone deposits thermally to form calcium oxide

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4th step in the production of iron - blast furnace

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Calcium dioxide reacts with silicon dioxide (sand) to from slag; This is removed

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Chemical equation of 1st step in production of iron

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Oxygen from the hot air reacts with carbon (coke) to form carbon monoxide
2C + O2 –> 2CO

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Chemical equation of 2nd step in production of iron

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Carbon dioxide then reacts with iron (III) oxide (from iron ore) to give iron
iron is reduced!
Fe2O3 + 3CO –> 2Fe + 3CO2

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Chemical equation of 3rd step in production of iron

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Limestone deposits thermally to form calcium oxide
CaCO3 –> CaO + CO2

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Chemical equation of 4th step in production of iron

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Calcium dioxide reacts with silicon dioxide (sand) to from slag
CaO + SiO2 –> CaSiO3

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What type of reaction is the production of iron in a blast furnace

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Neutralisation as CaO is basic, silica is acid

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Why is the production of iron in the blast furnace continuous

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New raw materials are added and products remove all the time (due to the cost of getting the furnace hot enough)

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Electrolysis defintion

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The process of breaking down an ionic compound using electrical energy

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Electrolyte definition

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The liquid (so ions are free to move) which is broken down by an electrical charge

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Electrode defintion

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Graphite rod which carries a current in and out of the electrolyte

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Cathode definition

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Negative electrode
(PANIC)

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Anode definition

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Positive electrode
(PANIC)

33
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Electrolysis of water- what is connected on the cathode and anode

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Hydrogen gas collected on the cathode
Oxygen gas collected on the anode

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Electrolysis of water- equation for reaction at the cathode and anode

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ANODE: 2OH- ➡️ O2 ➕ 2H+➕4e-

CATHODE: 2 H+ ➕ 2 e- ➡️ H2

35
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Why is the volume of H formed twice the volume of OH formed electrolysis of water

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There are 2 H atoms for every O atom in a water molecule (H2O)

36
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What are the ions present in electrolysis of aqueous solutions (salt dissolved in water)

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H+ ions and OH- ions as well as the ions from the dissolved salt

37
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When the dissolved salt includes metals lower than H in the reactivity series, what forms on the cathode

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The metals (lower in reactivity series-less reactive)
e.g. COPPER Chloride
CATHODE Cu2+ ➕ 2e-➡️Cu
ANODE: 2Cl-➡️Cl2➕2e-

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When the dissolved salt includes ions from metals higher than H in the reactivity series, what forms at the cathode

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Metals higher than H
e.g. sodium chloride solution
CATHODE: 2H+➕2e-➡️H
ANODE: 2Cl-➡️Cl2➕2e-

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What’s The industrial extraction of aluminium& from what

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Electrolysis
Extraction of aluminium from aluminium dioxide

40
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What is the cathode in the electrolysis of aluminium

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Carbon lining to the cell acts as the cathode

41
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What comes out of the electrolysis thingy aluminium electrolysis

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Molten aluminium

42
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What ions are in the aluminium oxide electrolysis electrolyte

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Al3+
O2-

43
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What can be found on the top of the aluminium electrolysis machine

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Crust

44
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What is the aluminium oxide dissolved in at what temp and why

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Molten cryolite
Temperature much lower than aluminium oxide melting point
Therefore saving energy

45
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Another word for aluminium oxide

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Alumina

46
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Aluminium oxide electrolysis electrode equations

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CATHODE: Al3+➕3e-➡️Al
ANODE: 2O2-➖4e-➡️O2
or 2O2-➡️O2➕4e-

47
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What does the oxygen formed in aluminium electrolysis do

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Reacts with the carbon anodes, forming carbon dioxide gas and requiring anodes to be replaced frequently

48
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Factors impacting the location of aluminium plants

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-near coast- to import raw materials
-away from built up areas
- town/city within commuting distance to accommodate the workforce
-good transport links to transport the product to buyers
- direct electricity supply

49
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Other considerations of aluminium plants

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  • fuel and energy costs
  • Green house gas emission
  • recycling
50
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What is electroplating

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A technique using electrolysis to coat one metal with another metal

51
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Electroplating uses

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Gold plating- A cheap object can be coated with an expensive metal - jewellery
To modify other properties of the plated objects, e.g. resistant to corrosion - nickel plating

52
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How does purification of copper by electrolysis work? (Cathode, anode, electrolyte)

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Anode = large block of impure copper
Cathode = thin piece of pure copper
Electrolyte = copper sulfate solution

53
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What happens at the cathode purification of copper

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Copper is deposited by reduction
Cu2+(aq)➕2e-➡️Cu(s)

54
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What happens at the anode purification of copper

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Copper atoms are oxidised and go into solution
Cu(s)➡️Cu2+(s)➕2e-

55
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Anions attracted to

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Anode

56
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Cations attracted to

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Cathode

57
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When the electrolysis Involves assault of a reactive metal which ions does the solution contains?

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Positive ions of the reactive metal and positive hydrogen ions from the water as well as the negative ions of the salt and water

58
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Which Irons appear at the cathode when there is competition at the cathode between reactive metal and hydrogen

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The more reactive irons remain in solution
More Reactive equals more stable
Less reactive gains electrons more easily

59
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Properties and uses of iron and steel

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Strong and hard using magnets and iron cores for Transformers

60
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Uses and properties of aluminium

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Strong, low-density resistant to corrosion
Uses: Overhead high-voltage power, cables, saucepans, cooking, non-toxic drink cans

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Copper uses and properties

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Very good conductor of heat and electricity, malleable and ductile
Uses- Making alloys wires saucepan (heat conductors)

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Titanium properties and uses

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Strong low density resistant to corrosion high melting point
Jet engine parts, spacecraft parts, Car parts, industrial plants

63
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Where are the transition metals found in the periodic table
What can they form?

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Middle
More than one type of ion

64
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Colour of the compound or solution of Fe2+

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Pale green

65
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Colour of the compound or solution of Fe3+

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Brown

66
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Colour of the compound or solution of Cu2+

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Blue

67
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How can we test for the presence of transition metals?

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Using a solution of sodium hydroxide, precipitation reactions with OH- ions

68
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Cu2+ (aq)➕2OH-(aq)➡️Cu(OH)2 (s)
Colour of this precipitate (test for Cu2+ ions)

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Blue precipitate

69
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Fe2+ (aq)➕2OH-(aq)➡️Fe(OH)2 (s)
Colour of this precipitate (test for Fe2+ ions)

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Green precipitate

70
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Fe3+ (aq)➕2OH-(aq)➡️Fe(OH)3 (s)
Colour of this precipitate (test for Fe3+ ions)

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Orange/brown precipitate

71
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What is an alloy?

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A mixture of made by mixing molten metals

72
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How can alloys properties be modified?

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its properties can be , modified by changing its composition

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