C5- Chemical Changes Flashcards
What do you get when you mix metal and water
Metal hydroxide and Hydrogen
What do you get when you mix metal and an acid
Salt and hydrogen
What do you get when you mix metal and oxygen
Metal oxide
What are the 3 methods of extracting metals
Reduction
Electrolysis
Displacement
Whether a metal is worth extracting is dependant on….
How easy it is
How much metal the ore contains
The demand for the metal
What is a salt
A compound formed when the hydrogen in an acid is wholly or partially replaced by metal
What is a redox reaction
When oxidation and reduction both occur in the same reaction
What do you get when you mix an acid and a base
Salt and water
What is a strong acid
Ionises completely in solution
What is a weak acid
Partially ionised
Does not release as many H+ ions