chemistry Flashcards
examples of metals found as pure metals in nature+ name of state
silver and gold, free state
how metals can be obtained from ores
extraction
how metals can be extracted from their ores
heating the metal ore alone
heating the metal ore with carbon(carbon reduction)
electrolysis of the molten ore
the relationship between the difficulty of extracting the metal and the time of discovery
the earlier the easier
factors affecting the availability of a metal
the abundance of the metal in the earth’s crust
ease and cost of mining the ore
ease and cost of extracting the metal from its core
how to conserve metals
reuse, reduce, recycle :/
What is reactivity
The readiness of it to react with other substances
What is the metal reactivity series?
A series of common metals arranged in decreasing order of reactivity
What is a chemical equation?
shows the physical states and relative numbers of particles of the reactants and products in a chemical reaction
What is displacement in a reaction
A metal higher in the reactivity series will displace any metal lower in the solution of a compound
Why does displacement happen
A more reactive metal loses electrons more readily
What is an ionic equation?
Equation that includes kind formed or changed during the reaction
What depends on the method used to extract a metal from ores
The position of it in the reactivity series
What is the relationship between the position of the metal in the reactivity series and the difficulty of extracting it from its ore
The lower the easier
Bauxite
Aluminum
Copper pyrite
Copper
Haematite
Iron
Galena
Lead
Cinnabar
Mercury
the factors of the reactivities of metals
the lowest temperature at which the reaction starts
the rate of reaction
the amount of heat given out during the reaction