Separating Metals from Metal Oxides by faye.edwards https://padlet.com/faye_edwards/extractingmetals To explain how metals are extracted from their ores. en-us 2017-02-05 21:08:01 UTC 2025-09-25 11:44:57 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Soccerball.png Q1: What is the difference between oxidation and reduction? faye_edwards https://padlet.com/faye_edwards/extractingmetals/wish/151689298 2017-02-05 21:17:49 UTC https://padlet.com/faye_edwards/extractingmetals/wish/151689298 Q3: A lot of pure metals do not occur naturally. faye_edwards https://padlet.com/faye_edwards/extractingmetals/wish/151689361 1) Where do most metals come from?
2) What are these called?
3) Name 3 examples.]]> 2017-02-05 21:18:52 UTC https://padlet.com/faye_edwards/extractingmetals/wish/151689361 Q4: Reactivity Series faye_edwards https://padlet.com/faye_edwards/extractingmetals/wish/151689674 Why do you think the reactivity series is important to extracting metals?]]> 2017-02-05 21:23:17 UTC https://padlet.com/faye_edwards/extractingmetals/wish/151689674 Q5: What links carbon, the reactivity series and extracting metals? faye_edwards https://padlet.com/faye_edwards/extractingmetals/wish/151689968 2017-02-05 21:27:06 UTC https://padlet.com/faye_edwards/extractingmetals/wish/151689968 Q6: What is the explanation for faye_edwards https://padlet.com/faye_edwards/extractingmetals/wish/151690066 a) Write the reaction for producing iron from iron oxide using carbon.
b) What is being reduced?
c) What is being oxidised?
d) What type of reaction is this?]]> 2017-02-05 21:28:52 UTC https://padlet.com/faye_edwards/extractingmetals/wish/151690066 Q7: Zinc oxide (ZnO) and copper oxide (CuO) are also reduced by carbon to form pure metals. faye_edwards https://padlet.com/faye_edwards/extractingmetals/wish/151690447 1)  Write the word and symbol equation for the reaction between ZnO and C.
2) Write the word and symbol equation for the reaction between CuO and C.]]> 2017-02-05 21:34:55 UTC https://padlet.com/faye_edwards/extractingmetals/wish/151690447 Q8: Thought for the Day... Ponder this for a bit, then return to your work faye_edwards https://padlet.com/faye_edwards/extractingmetals/wish/151690632 If 2 people on opposite sides of the Earth drop a piece of bread on the floor at the same time, the Earth briefly becomes a sandwich.]]> 2017-02-05 21:38:12 UTC https://padlet.com/faye_edwards/extractingmetals/wish/151690632 Q10: Look at the reaction in Q5 faye_edwards https://padlet.com/faye_edwards/extractingmetals/wish/151690661 a)  How much iron can be extracted from 100 tonnes of iron oxide.
b)  What is the atom economy for the reaction.]]> 2017-02-05 21:38:40 UTC https://padlet.com/faye_edwards/extractingmetals/wish/151690661 Q9: Why can't calcium be extracted from it's ore with carbon? faye_edwards https://padlet.com/faye_edwards/extractingmetals/wish/151691487 2017-02-05 21:50:21 UTC https://padlet.com/faye_edwards/extractingmetals/wish/151691487 Q2: Why do the least reactive metals not need to be extracted? faye_edwards https://padlet.com/faye_edwards/extractingmetals/wish/151759957 2017-02-06 10:05:44 UTC https://padlet.com/faye_edwards/extractingmetals/wish/151759957 Extension Q11: Look at the reactions the blast furnace in the production of iron: faye_edwards https://padlet.com/faye_edwards/extractingmetals/wish/152045633 For each reaction, what is being oxidised and what is being reduced?]]> 2017-02-07 07:35:36 UTC https://padlet.com/faye_edwards/extractingmetals/wish/152045633 Q12: faye_edwards https://padlet.com/faye_edwards/extractingmetals/wish/152046532 Is it ooooooooooooooooooooreo or O-reo?  Discuss.]]> 2017-02-07 07:41:35 UTC https://padlet.com/faye_edwards/extractingmetals/wish/152046532