Topic 4 - Extracting Metals and Equilibrium

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Front (Question)

reactivity series of metals

Back (Answer)

Potassium, sodium, calcium, magnesium, aluminium, zinc, iron, tin, lead, copper, silver, gold, platinum

Front (Question)

The more reactive a metal is… (2)

Back (Answer)

The more vigorous its reactions and the more easily it forms cations

Front (Question)

Potassium and sodium reaction with water

Back (Answer)

Violent with cold water

Front (Question)

Calcium, magnesium reaction with water

Back (Answer)

Slow with cold water, rapid with steam

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Aluminium and zinc reaction with water

Back (Answer)

Usually no reaction

Front (Question)

Iron reaction with water

Back (Answer)

Rusts slowly

Front (Question)

Copper, silver and gold reaction with water

Back (Answer)

None

Front (Question)

Potassium and sodium reaction with acid

Back (Answer)

Violent

Front (Question)

Calcium, magnesium, aluminium reaction with acid

Back (Answer)

Rapid

#10

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Zinc and iron reaction with acid

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Slow

#11

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Copper, silver and gold reaction with acid

Back (Answer)

None

#12

Front (Question)

Metal + water..

Back (Answer)

Metal hydroxide and hydrogen

#13

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Metal + steam…

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Metal oxide and hydrogen

#14

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Metal and acid..

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Salt and hydrogen

#15

Front (Question)

Which metals dont react with acid?

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Those below hydrogen in the reactivity series

#16

Front (Question)

Metal displacement reactions

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A more reactive metal can displace a less reactive metal from a compound, are REDOX reactions

#17

Front (Question)

Ore definition

Back (Answer)

A rock that contains enough of a metal or metal compound to make extracting the metal worthwhile

#18

Front (Question)

Low grade ore vs high grade ore

Back (Answer)

Low - small percentage of metal or compound

#19

Front (Question)

Extraction with carbon (3)

Back (Answer)

Only works with metals less reactive than carbon

#20

Front (Question)

What does it mean if metals are found in their native state?

Back (Answer)

Very unreactive elements (gold, silver, platinum) found as uncombined elemnts

#21

Front (Question)

Metals electrolysed to purify (5)

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Potassium, sodium, calcium, magnesium, aluminium

#22

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Metal oxides heated with carbon to purify (3)

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Zinc, iron, copper

#23

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Native state elements (2)

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Silver, gold

#24

Front (Question)

Haematite

Back (Answer)

Iron oxide ore