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- Any metal more reactive than hydrogen, but less reactive than carbon, can be extracted by adding carbon to displace the metal from its oxide (or other compounds). This is known as reduction. The most reactive metals have to be extracted using electrolysis, as carbon is not reactive enough to displace the metals.
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Different methods are used to extract a metal depending on its position in the reactivity series. The diagram shows a simple reactivity series, including carbon and hydrogen.
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Learn about the processes that are related to extraction of metals and learn about the reactivity series with BBC Bitesize GCSE Chemistry (WJEC).
Recap the reactivity series of metals and how it's used to predict the outcomes of reactions with air, water and steam as well as extracting aluminium.
The most reactive metals will react with cold water: Products are a metal hydroxide (forming an alkaline solution) and hydrogen gas. E.g. with potassium: 2K + 2H2O -> 2KOH + H2. Fairly reactive metals react with acids: acid + metal → salt + hydrogen.
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Higher placed metals (above carbon) have to be extracted using electrolysis as they are too reactive and cannot be reduced by carbon. Lower placed metals can be extracted by heating with carbon which reduces them. The extraction method depends on the position of a metal in the reactivity series.
The extraction process typically involves reduction, where the positively charged metal ions in an ore gain electrons. This change transforms them into their neutral, pure metallic form. For example: When a zinc ion (Zn 2+) gains two electrons (which is reduction), it forms pure zinc: Zn 2+ (aq) + 2e – → Zn (s)
Electrolysis is used to extract reactive metals from molten ores (melted materials containing metals). Electrolysis is used to extract metals such as aluminium, which are higher in the reactivity series than carbon.