Lesson 1 Flashcards
A naturally occurring substance with a varied chemical composition.
mineral
this is where most metals come from
mineral
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A mineral deposit concentrated enough to allow the economical recovery of a desired metal.
ore
is a deposit in Earth’s crust of one
or more valuable minerals.
ore
8 is a deposit in Earth’s crust of one
or more valuable minerals.
Aluminum, iron, calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, titanium and manganese
is a rich source of some metal ions, such as Na+, Mg2+, and Ca2+
seawater
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Vast areas of the ocean
floor are covered with ____________ which are made up mostly of manganese, along
with iron, nickel, copper, and cobalt in a chemically combine state.
manganese nodules
________________ are
combinations of rock on the sea bottom which is composed of concentric layers of iron and manganese hydroxides around a core.
manganese nodules
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The science and technology of separating metals from their ores and of compounding alloys is called _____________.
metallurgical process
An _________ is a solid solution either of two or more metals, or of a metal or metals with one or more nonmetals.
alloy
The three principal steps in the
recovery of a metal from its ore are:
(1) _________ of the ore
(2) production of the _
______,
(3) _________ of the metal.
(1) preparation of the ore
(2) production of the metal,
(3) purification of the metal.
In ____________, the desired mineral is separated from waste materials that is
usually clay and silicate minerals.
ore prior treatment
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Waste materials that are usually clay and silicate minerals which are collectively called the _________
gangue
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In this process, the ore is finely ground and
added to water containing oil and detergent.
flotation
Flotation process:
In this process, the ore is finely ground and
added to water containing oil and ________. The liquid mixture is then beaten or blown to form a _______. The ____ preferentially wets the mineral particles, which are then carried to the ____ in the froth, while the _______ settles to the bottom. The froth is ______ off, allowed to collapse, and dried to _________ the mineral particles.
detergent
froth
oil
top
gangue
skimmed
recover
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____________ metals are strongly attracted to magnets.
Ferromagnetic
Another physical separation process makes use of the ______ properties of certain
minerals.
magnetic
The mineral ___________, in particular, can be separated from the gangue by using a strong electromagnet.
magnetite (Fe3O4)
__________ is another ferromagnetic metal.
Cobalt