IGCSE Unit 10 Extraction
IGCSE Unit 10 Extraction
IGCSE Unit 10 Extraction
Physical Properties of ……
Metals Non-Metals
Shiny Dull
High Melting & boiling point. Except Low Melting & boiling point. Except Br2
Hg is a liquid is a liquid
Eg of Alloys:
Copper
Does not react with cold
Silver water or steam
Gold
Zinc
Burns slowly when heated
Iron strongly
Potassium
Reacts explosively with
Sodium dil. HCl
Calcium
Reacts readily with dil.
Magnesium HCl
Zinc
Reacts slowly with dil. HCl
Iron
Copper
Does not react with dil.
Silver
HCl
Gold
Metal Reduced by
Coke only
Zn ZnO + C Zn + CO2
Fe2O3 + C ………………………………..
PbO + C ………………………………..
CuO + C ………………………………..
Fe2O3 + CO ………………………………..
PbO + CO ………………………………..
CuO + CO ………………………………..
Displacement Reactions
A Reaction in which a MORE REACTIVE metal will DISPLACE a LESS REACTIVE metal
from its compound is called a Displacement Reaction.
Eg:
But, if you drop some copper into magnesium sulphate, NOTHING will happen.
Reaction Prediction Reaction Happens/
(Write down the reaction). No Reaction
Zinc + copper
sulphate
Zinc + lead
nitrate
Copper + lead
nitrate
Copper +
silver nitrate
Hydroxides of less reactive metals decompose to metal oxide and water on heating
Ca(OH)2
Nitrates less reactive metals decompose to metal oxide, releasing clouds of acidic brown
nitrogen dioxide gas as well as oxygen gas when heated gently
Pb(NO3)2
The special “Aluminium”
The surface of aluminium metal is covered with a thin layer of oxide (Al2O3) that helps
protect the metal from almost all reactions. So usually
Al does not react with air
Al does not react with water
But, Al reacts with both acids and bases.
Properties: Light, Strong, Excellent conductor of Heat & Electricity, Malleable &
Ductile
What is an ore?
An ore is a type of rock that contains minerals with important elements including metals.
The ores are extracted throughmining; these are then refined to extract the valuable
element(s).
An ore is a naturally occurring solid material/rock (got by mining) from which a metal or
valuable mineral can be extracted profitably.
The process of separating (extracting) a metal from its ore is called Extraction.
Raw Materials:
Haemetite (Fe2O3) Iron ore
Coke (Carbon – C) Fuel & Reducing agent
Cheap & Abundant
Limestone (CaCO3) Conversion of silica into slag
(calcium silicate – CaSiO3)
The Iron obtained from Blast Furnace, has impurities of C,S,Si and P.
Ships' superstructures