Iron Flashcards
1
Q
Iron is extracted from its ore by heating it with
A
Carbon
2
Q
What is ‘ores’?
A
A natural occurring material from which a metal can be extracted from/profitably
3
Q
What is extraction?
A
Process of getting metal out of the rock
4
Q
What type of rock is Granite?
A
Igneous
5
Q
Explain an advantage of recycling scrap rather than extracting iron from iron compounds found in the earth
A
It saves resources to extract the iron ore from the ground
We then don’t give off emissions from extracting
6
Q
Give the name of the element combined with iron in iron oxide
A
Oxygen
7
Q
When Iron Oxide is heated with carbon, the products are carbon and carbon dioxide.
What happens to iron oxide during this reaction?
A
The iron oxide is reduced
