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2. What is used in bioleaching to break the bonds of copper compound and make a leachate solution?

  • Bacteria
  • Alloys
  • Plants
  • Copper

3. Why are metals that are extracted by electrolysis expensive?

  • The use of large amounts of energy in extraction
  • Since they are more reactive than carbon
  • Since they are higher up in the reactivity series
  • Since they are pure metals

4. What is the defintion of an alloy?

  • The breakdown of a substance using heat
  • The incomplete breakdown of a carbon
  • A mixture of metals
  • A mixture of carbon and iron

5. Which of the following is NOT a step of phytomining?

  • The ash is dissolved in sulphuric acid to make a solution
  • Plants absorb metal compounds
  • Plants used to break the bonds of the copper compound and make a leachate solution
  • Plants are buried to produce ash

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