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Metals Details/Definitions Flashcards

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General physical properties of metals

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-Good conductors of heat/electricity
-Malleable
-Ductile
-High melting/boiling points
-Sonorous(makes bell-like sounds when struck)

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Metal + Acid →

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Salt + Hydrogen

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Metal + Oxygen →

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Metal Oxide

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Metal + Cold Water →

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Metal Hydroxide + Hydrogen

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Metal + Steam →

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Metal Oxide + Hydrogen

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Factor that determines if a metal reacts in cold water or steam

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The reactivity of the metal(more reactive metals can react fine in cold water, but other less reactive metals like copper only react in steam)

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Uses of aluminium

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-Manufacture of aircraft(due to strength and low density)
-Manufacture of overhead electrical cables(due to strength and good electrical conductivity)
-Used in food containers(due to good resistance to corrosion)

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Uses of copper

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-Electrical wiring(because of its good electrical conductivity and ductility)
-Utensils

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9
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Uses of zinc

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-Galvanizing
-Production of brass

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Uses of steel

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-Car bodies and machinery
-Production of stainless steel

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Alloy

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a mixture of a metal and other elements

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12
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Brass is a mixture of…

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copper and zinc

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Stainless steel is a mixture of…

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iron, chromium, nickel and carbon

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Benefit of alloys

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They can be harder, stronger and more useful than the pure metals

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15
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Uses of stainless steel

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Cutlery(due to hardness and resistance to rusting)

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16
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How alloys can be harder and stronger than pure metals

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The different sized atoms in alloys mean that the layers can no longer slide over each other

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17
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Reactivity series

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-Potassium
-Sodium
-Calcium
-Magnesium
-Aluminium
-Carbon
-Zinc
-Iron
-Hydrogen
-Copper
-Silver
-Gold

18
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Why aluminium seems unreactive(even though it is)

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Aluminum often reacts with oxygen in the air to form an ‘aluminium oxide coating’, which is unreactive and acts as a protective layer and prevents aluminium from reacting with other elements

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Result of reaction of potassium with cold water

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Violent reaction with cold water

20
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Result of reaction of sodium with cold water

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Violent reaction with cold water

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Result of reaction of calcium with cold water

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Quick reaction with cold water

22
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Result of reaction of magnesium with steam

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Moderate reaction with steam

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Result of reaction of magnesium with dilute hydrochloric acid

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Vigorous reaction with dilute hydrochloric acid

24
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Result of reaction of zinc with dilute hydrochloric acid

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Moderate reaction with dilute hydrochloric acid

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Result of reaction of iron with dilute hydrochloric acid

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Moderate reaction with dilute hydrochloric acid

26
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Result of reaction of copper with dilute hydrochloric acid

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No reaction

27
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Result of reaction of silver with dilute hydrochloric acid

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No reaction

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Result of reaction of gold with dilute hydrochloric acid

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No reaction

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Conditions required for the rusting of iron and steel to form hydrated iron(III) oxide

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-Must be in contact with oxygen
-Must be in contact with water

30
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Common barrier methods(of metals)

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-Painting
-Greasing
-Coating with plastic
-Galvanizing(eg. with zinc)

31
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Why barrier methods prevent rusting

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They prevent the metals from coming into contact with oxygen or water

32
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Galvanising

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the process of coating iron or steel in a protective layer of zinc

33
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Sacrificial protection

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The protection of iron or steel against corrosion by using a more reactive metal to coat them

34
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(In terms of difficulty of extracting from ore)The higher a metal is in the reactivity series…

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the harder it is to extract from its ore(as more reactive metals ‘like’ to stay in a compound more)

35
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Extraction of iron from hematite in the blast furnace

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-The burning of carbon(coke) to provide heat and produce carbon dioxide
-The reduction of carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide
-The reduction of iron(III) oxide by carbon monoxide
-The thermal decomposition of calcium carbonate/limestone to produce calcium oxide
-The formation of slag

36
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Main ore of aluminium

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Bauxite

37
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Aluminium is extracted by…

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electrolysis

38
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Symbol equations for the extraction of iron from hematite

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C + O₂ → CO₂
C + CO₂ → 2CO
Fe₂O₃ + 3CO → 2Fe + 3CO₂
CaCO₃ → CaO + CO₂
CaO + SiO₂ → CaSiO₃

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Role of cryolite

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-Decreases the melting point of aluminium oxide(bauxite)
-Acts as a solvent for aluminium oxide(bauxite)

40
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Why the carbon anodes(in electrolysis) must be regularly replaced

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The carbon anodes burn away in oxygen(and hence need to be regularly replaced)

41
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Bronze is a mixture of…

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copper and tin

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