English National Curriculum - Science
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Describe how unreactive metals exist naturally, while others need to be extracted from their compounds
Explain how carbon extracts metals by removing oxygen
Evaluate metal extraction methods using given information
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Words and meanings to learn
ore
a rock that contains a high % of metal in mineral form to make it viable for extraction
oxidation
the process in which a substance loses electrons or gains oxygen during a chemical reaction
reduction
the process in which a substance gains electrons or loses oxygen during a chemical reaction
redox
a type of chemical reaction that involves both oxidation and reduction processes occurring simultaneously
displacement reaction
a type of chemical reaction in which a more reactive element replaces a less reactive element in a compound
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