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1
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Simple non metal ions have names which end in…

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-IDE

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2
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non metal compound ions containing oxygen have names which end with…

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-ATE

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what is the word equation for metal reacting with acid?

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Metal+acid= salt and hydrogen Gas

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4
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what is the word equation for magnesium and steam?

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Magnesium + water = magnesium + hydrogen

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5
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Why was the reaction between potassium and dilute sulphuric acid not attempted?

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Would react to vigourously and it is too dangerous

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6
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what is the definition of displacement reaction?

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A more reactive metal will displace a less reactive metal from its compound (as a solid or an aqueous solution)

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7
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What apparatus is used for the thermite faction?

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Safety mat
tripod
gauze
beaker
bowl
fluted filter paper
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8
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What substances are used in a thermite reaction using Mg?

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Magnesium fuse
fuse powder
thermite mixture (aluminium and iron oxide)
sand and water in a beaker

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9
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Obvservation of a thermite reaction?

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Very exothermic reaction
orangy/white flame as it drops through
black and grey sprees of iron (magnetic)

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10
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What is the substances in the thermite reaction used for?

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Welding

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11
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Definition of oxidised?

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Lose of electrons resulting in loss of oxygen

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12
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Definition of reduction

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Gain of electrons = gain of oxygen

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13
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in what is the main extraction of metals?

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The blast furnace

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14
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What are the three raw materials used in the extraction of iron?

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Iron ore
coke
limestone

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15
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What makes up iron ore?

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  • Haematite (iron III oxide)

- Also contains impurities e.g. sand

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16
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what forms coke

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formed from coal

mainly pure carbon

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17
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what forms limestone?

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Calcium carbonate (mainly

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18
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Why does the ion sink?

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Because it is very dense

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19
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What goes into the blast furnace?

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Iron ore
coke
limestone

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20
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Which gas is released from the blast furnace?

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Wast gasses eg carbon dioxide all v hot.

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21
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What is the collecting known as

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‘the charge’

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22
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what is the blast furnace made of?

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Made of steal lined with fire proof bricks

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23
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What is put in the bottom of the blast furnace?

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blasts of hot air

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24
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what two substances comes out the bottom of the blast furnace.

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Molten Iron

molten Slag

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25
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What are the conditions needed for rusting?

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Air (oxygen) and water

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26
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What is rust?

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Iron oxide

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27
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What is the only metal that rusts?

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Iron

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28
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Attaching a more reactive metal to a less reactive metal does what?

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Prevents rusting

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29
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What does the hot air react with and to produce what firstly in the blast furnace?

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coke to produce carbon dioxide

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30
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what is kind of reaction is the first reaction between coke and oxygen?

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Exothermic Reaction

31
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Blast Furnace: When the carbon dioxide is produced in the BF what kind of reaction then occurs between the carbon dioxide and the coke?

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redox reaction

32
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what causes the blast furnace to get up to 1600-2000C?

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Exothermic reaction

33
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When the carbon monoxide is produced what does it react with primarily?

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-Iron oxide in the iron ore

34
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What happens to the liquid iron?

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trickles down and is collected at the bast of the furnace

35
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what is the reducing agent in the furnace?

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Carbon monoxide

36
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Why is it so hot n the furnace?

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So the iron is produced as a liquid

37
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What is cast iron?

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what is collected at the bottom of the furnace

-very strong but brittle does not have many uses

38
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What happens to the iron when it is transported to steel works?

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Carbon is remixed by bubbling oxygen gas through the liquid iron.
-controlled amounts of carbon/other elements are added to make steal

39
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What is steal an example of?

A

An alloy

40
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What is the main impurity in the iron ore?

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Sand

-acidic oxide

41
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what is added to the impurities of iron to make them pure?

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limestone

42
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what happens to the calcium carbonate inside the blast furnace?

A

Thermal decomposition

43
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What is the chemical name for slag?

A

Calcium silicate

44
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what reacts with silicon dioxide in a neutralisation reaction?

A

calcium oxide

45
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What is slag used for?

A

road construction
brieze blocks
building trade

46
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definition of a redox reaction?

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When both reduction and oxidation occur

47
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what is the oxidising agent?

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The substance that provides the oxygen and therefore the substance that is reduced during the reaction

48
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What is the reducting agent?

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accepts the oxygen and therefore during the reaction becomes oxidised

49
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What is the most common iron ore used in the BF

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haematite

50
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What are alloys?

A

Mixtures of metals

stiffer and stronger than pure metal

51
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What makes an alloy malleable and ductile?

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the metal changes shape as the layers slide when it is pulled up.

52
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almost all the iron we use is converted into what?

A

Steel

53
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by alloying iron what does it do? EG stainless steal + ?

A

stronger and less brittle

stainless steel contains chromium prevents rusting

54
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what does brittle mean?

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Breaks easily

55
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What is cast iron used for?

A

Manhole covers or engine blocks

56
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Low carbon steel (mild steel) has what properties and is used for what?

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  • malleable
  • car bodies
  • construction (buildings, bridges, ships)
57
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High carbon steel is used for what?

A

making tools

58
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Stainless steel is used for what and why?

A

Cutlery

used when steel shouldn’t rust and its resistant to corrostion

59
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manganese steel is used for what and why?

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Railway points because its very hard

60
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aluminium is extracted from which ore?

A

Bauxite

61
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What is bauxite?

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-aluminium oxide mixed with impurities such as sand and iron oxide

62
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How is aluminium extracted from purified aluminium oxide (alumina)

A

Electrolysis

63
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solid aluminium oxide does not conduct electricity why?

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  • giant ionic struc.
  • strong ionic bonding
  • solid ions held in a fixed position they are not mobile so cannot carry electric current
64
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Aluminium oxide melts at a very high temperature (2000C). Very expensive to keep the temp this high. So aluminium oxide is DISSOLVED in liquid cryolite (mpg 1000 C) Why?

A
  • liquid cryolite = solvent
  • to lower operating temp
  • aluminium oxide on dissolving to make a solution can conduct electric current
  • ions now mobile
65
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What ions are attracted to the negative electrode for the electrolysis of Aluminium oxide and why?

A

Al3+

attracted because there positively charged

66
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what is made at the negative electrode?

-electrolysis of aluminium oxide

A

aluminium atoms to for Al metal

67
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What is made at the positive electrode (electrolyse of Al oxide)

A

oxygen gas

oxide ions attracted to positive electrode

68
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What are two properties of aluminium that makes it useful for making drink cans?

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Malleable

less dense

69
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what role does aluminium oxide and cryolite play in the extraction of aluminium?

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-Aluminium oxide=compound which Al is extracted from

Cryolite- lowers operating temp bc aluminium oxide is dissolved

70
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Definition of malleable?

A

change shape without snapping/breaking

71
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Definiton of ductile?

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Made into wires

72
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Definition of low density?

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Low mass for its volume

73
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definition of non toxic?

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Not harmful/poisonous to humans

74
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resistant to corrosion

A

withstand chemical reactions

Chemistry (Helena) (7 decks)

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