Extracting Metals Flashcards
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How do we extract metals
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- It depends on the reactivity series if it’s more reactive than carbon we use electrolysis
- if it’s less reactive we use reduction
1
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Where do metals come from?
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The metal ore or some metals (silver/gold) can be found without needing extracting because there REALLY unreactive
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How do you extract iron???????????????
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1⃣reduce it in a blast furnace
2⃣this iron is not useful unless if you melt it
3⃣cast iron (molten iron) can be used for engines
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WHY ARE ALUMINIUM AND TITANIUM SO USE FULL ??????
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Strong / low density resist corrosion
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Why, why does it cost so much money to extract aluminium and titanium ?
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Because they are more reactive then carbon so we use electrolysis to extract them and that costs money
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WHY ARE ALUMINIUM AND TITANIUM SO USE FULL ??????
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Strong / low density resist corrosion
