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How can carbon be used to extract a metal from its ore?
Metals are extracted from ores. An ore is a rock that contains enough of a mineral (metal compound) for the metal to be extracted from it. Most metals are extracted from an ore by reduction with carbon or by electrolysis.
What non metal is used to remove oxygen from metal ores?
Carbon, usually in impure form such as coal or coke, is often used to remove oxygen from metal ores.
Why is carbon used to extract metal from ores?
It's used as a reducing agent. The carbon (or specifically the Carbon Monoxide produced by the heat of the furnace) "grabs" the oxygen from the ore (an oxide) producing Carbon Dioxide and the metal. The combustion of the carbon also provides the heat required for the extraction. If the ore is not an oxide, another method of extraction needs to be used.
What are metal ores used for?
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What Methods Can Be used To Extract Metals From Ores?
There are three basic ways of treating metallic ores in order to extract their metal content. Pyrometallurgy is the treatment of metals and their ores by heat. Pyrometallurgy includes Roasting, which is the heating of ores in air or heating it with a reducing agent such as carbon (coke) or carbon monoxide. Pyrometallurgy is the oldest extractive process. In early day Nevada, carbon was obtained from pinyon pines, juniper trees or sagebrush. The wood was collected and heated in ovens which resembled beehives and these ovens became the "Beehive Ovens" found today near numerous old mining camps. The second basic way of treating metallic ore is electrometallurgy. In this method the metals are processed using electricity such as electroplating and electrorefining. Electric arc furnaces are used to make steel. Electrometallurgy is used when very high purity metal is needed. The third basic way of treating metallic ore is hydrometallurgy. This is a wet process as the name implies, where reactants are used in a water solution. This method has not been used on an industrial scale due to the high costs involved. However, as the concentration of desired metal becomes less in the ores mined, the wet processing of the more valuable metal ores becomes more feasible
How can carbon be used to extract a metal from its ore?
Metals are extracted from ores. An ore is a rock that contains enough of a mineral (metal compound) for the metal to be extracted from it. Most metals are extracted from an ore by reduction with carbon or by electrolysis.
What non metal is used to remove oxygen from metal ores?
Carbon, usually in impure form such as coal or coke, is often used to remove oxygen from metal ores.
Why is carbon used to extract metal from ores?
It's used as a reducing agent. The carbon (or specifically the Carbon Monoxide produced by the heat of the furnace) "grabs" the oxygen from the ore (an oxide) producing Carbon Dioxide and the metal. The combustion of the carbon also provides the heat required for the extraction. If the ore is not an oxide, another method of extraction needs to be used.
Is carbon often used to reduce metal oxides to the metal?
Yes, carbon has been used since ancient times to reduce metal ores and oxides to the metal.
What are the uses of ORe?
Ore, as in rocks which contain sufficient metal to extract and it is economical to do so. Ores include bauxite, a copper ore. Ores can be used to extract precious metals which in turn can be used for electrical wiring, in the case of copper or as a catalyst, in the case of Haematite, Iron ore (the haber process).
What are metal ores used for?
no
Why do you mine metal ores?
Metal ores are used as resources from which metals may be extracted.
What Methods Can Be used To Extract Metals From Ores?
There are three basic ways of treating metallic ores in order to extract their metal content. Pyrometallurgy is the treatment of metals and their ores by heat. Pyrometallurgy includes Roasting, which is the heating of ores in air or heating it with a reducing agent such as carbon (coke) or carbon monoxide. Pyrometallurgy is the oldest extractive process. In early day Nevada, carbon was obtained from pinyon pines, juniper trees or sagebrush. The wood was collected and heated in ovens which resembled beehives and these ovens became the "Beehive Ovens" found today near numerous old mining camps. The second basic way of treating metallic ore is electrometallurgy. In this method the metals are processed using electricity such as electroplating and electrorefining. Electric arc furnaces are used to make steel. Electrometallurgy is used when very high purity metal is needed. The third basic way of treating metallic ore is hydrometallurgy. This is a wet process as the name implies, where reactants are used in a water solution. This method has not been used on an industrial scale due to the high costs involved. However, as the concentration of desired metal becomes less in the ores mined, the wet processing of the more valuable metal ores becomes more feasible
What method is used to extract magnesium or aluminium from their ores?
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What are the steps of mining smelting and refining that are used to extract minerals or elements from ores?
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What method is used to extract metals that are above carbon in the reactivity series?
Usually they put electricity into the metal ion solution to reverse the ionization
Which element is used to extract iron?
Carbon
