Unit 2 Section B Flashcards
What name is given to a rock or mineral that we can recover a metal from
Ore
Which portion of our planet is the major supply house for the production of manufactured goods
Lithosphere or crust
The resources are fairly evenly distributed
False
The more land a country has the greater its supply
False
They are not evenly distributed
True
They are deep within the earth
False
Water, NaCl, Mg+2, S2-, Ca2+ are some of the resources present in which layer of our planet
Hydrosphere
Major layers of our planet
Atmosphere
Hydrosphere
Lithosphere
What term is five to a naturally occurring solid substance commonly removed from ores to obtain a particular element of interest or value
Mineral
Gases like nitrogen, oxygen, neon, and argon are some of the recourses present in which layer of our planet
Atmosphere
Factors to take in count when deciding whether to mine s specific ore over another
- distance from mine to refinery
- % of metal in the ore
- type of mining and processing required
Why is copper the worlds most common metal used for electrical wiring
It’s ductile
Resistant to corrosion
We currently mine ores of copper that contain what % of copper
Less than 1%
In the lab converting copper, copper was heated until w black product was formed. How did the mass of the crucible contents change after heating ?
It increased
Oxygen in the air reacted with the copper to form the compound
A metal is usually obtained from its ore by this process
Reduction
Very reactive metals such as lithium potassium calcium magnesium and aluminum would most likely be obtained by this method
Electrolysis