The Reactivity Series

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Potassium and Sodium are at the ..... of the series
Top - most reactive
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What are the 6 metals above carbon that are extracted by electrolysis?
Potassium, Sodium, Lithium, Calcium, Magnesium + Aluminium
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What are the next 5 metals in the reactivity series?
Zinc, Iron, Tin, Lead + Copper
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How are these 5 metals extracted?
By heating them with carbon in a blast furnace
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What are the last 3 metals?
Silver, Gold + Platinum
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Why do these metals not need to be extracted?
They are so un-reactive that they are found on their own.
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What is reduction the gain of?
Gain of electrons and loss of oxygen
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What is oxidation the loss of?
Loss of electrons and gain of oxygen
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What is a metal ore?
A rock that contains a high amount of metal to make it worth extracting
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OILRIG stands for what?
Oxidation Is Loss Reduction Is Gain
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