Metals

Question 1

a naturally occurring substance with a range of chemical composition.

Answer 1

Mineral

Question 2

A mineral deposit concentrated enough to allow economical recovery of a desired metal

Answer 2

Ore

Question 3

a naturally occurring mineral containing a valuable constituent

Answer 3

Ore

Question 4

a source from which valuable matter is extracted.

Answer 4

Ore

Question 5

Naturally occurring substances present in the earth’s crust

Answer 5

Minerals

Question 6

It has a well-defined compound structure that occurs in pure form

Answer 6

Mineral

Question 6

The three principal steps in the recovery of a metal from its ore

Answer 6

preparation of the ore
production of the metal
purification of the metal

Question 7

Minerals obtaining metals

Answer 7

ore

Question 7

The science and technology of separating metals from their ores and of compounding alloys.

Answer 7

Metallurgy

Question 8

a solid solution either of two or more metals, or of metals with nonmetals.

Answer 8

alloy

Question 8

metallic substance composed of two or more elements, as either a compound or a solution.

Answer 8

Alloy

Question 9

In this process, the ore is finely ground and added to water containing oil and detergent.

Answer 9

Flotation

Question 9

In flotation, the liquid mixture is then beaten or blown to form a ____

Answer 9

froth

Question 9

In getting the metal from the ore, waste materials, usually clay and silicate minerals, are left. What are those waste materials called?

Answer 9

Gangue

Question 10

Example of a ferromagnetic metal

Answer 10

cobalt

Question 11

an alloy of mercury with another metal or metals.

Answer 11

Amalgam

Question 11

What metals does mercury NOT form with to have an amalgam?

Answer 11

Iron
Platinum
Tungsten
Tantalum

Question 11

It is the extraction and purification method of iron metal from its respective ores, followed by the conversion of pure iron metal into steel and other alloys.

Answer 11

Metallurgy of Iron

Question 12

It begins with the processing of ores to extract the metal, and includes the mixture of metals to make alloys.

Answer 12

metal production

Question 12

It is made from iron ore, a compound of iron, oxygen and other minerals that
occurs in nature.

Answer 12

Steel

Question 13

One of several methods used in steelmaking

Answer 13

Oxygen Process

Question 13

These are particularly suitable for the extraction of iron.

Answer 13

hermatite and magnetite

Question 14

Iron extracted in this way contains many impurities and is called ______

Answer 14

pig iron (cast iron)

Question 14

Three common purification procedures for metals

Answer 14

Distillation
Electrolysis
Zone Refining

Question 15

the thermodynamics process using the difference of boiling points of metal alloy to separate them from each other.

Answer 15

Distillation

Question 16

One well-known method of fractional distillation for Nickel

Answer 16

Mond Process

Question 17

A purification technique where the copper metal obtained by roasting copper sulfide usually contains impurities such as zinc, iron, silver, and gold.

Answer 17

Electrolysis

Question 18

In this process, a metal rod containing a few impurities is drawn through an electrical heating coil that melts the metal.

Answer 18

Zone Refining