metal from ores Flashcards
are reactive metals found as ores or elements
ores- found joined together with other elements usually oxygen or sulphur
examples of metals found as ores
tin,lead, iron, zinc
are unreactive metals found as elements or ores
elements
examples of metals found as elements
silver, gold
in a metal ore the metal is present as an (atom/ion)
ion
how does an ion become an atom
the metal must gain electrons (the metal ions must be reduced)
what is the process of extracting metals from their ores
reduction
what elements are extracted from ores by electrosis (page 10 data book)
zinc+aluminium ⬆️
what metals can be extracted from their ore by heating with carbon or carbon dioxed (page 10 data book)
copper⬆️zinc
what metals can be reduced from their ores with heat alone (page 10 data book)
silver ⬇️
are more reactive metals easier or harder to extract from ores
more difficult
carbon and carbon monoxide are used as a
reducing agent
the reducing agent will always be a chemical which
reacts with the metal oxide
what is electrosis
the proccess where elctricity is passed through an ionic compound which is molten or in an aqueous solution. the ionic compound is decomposed (broken down)
in electrosis the ions have to be
free to move