Most Metals are Found in Ores Flashcards
1
Q
What do metals that are unreactive not tend of form?
A
Don’t tend to form compounds with other elements
2
Q
Unreactive metals such as gold are found…
A
Uncombined
3
Q
What do most metals do?
A
React with other elements to form compounds, which can be found naturally in the Earth’s crust
4
Q
What is the compound called if it contains enough of the metal to make it worthwhile extracting?
A
‘Metal ore’
5
Q
Metal ores are ‘finite resources’ - what does this mean?
A
There are limited amounts of metal ores
6
Q
The more reactive a metal is…
A
The harder it is to extract it from a compound
