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1) because they've already reacted with something else (oxygen or formed a salt).
2) being reactive they gave up a fair amount of energy (in 1).
3) you must now supply even more energy to extract it.
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Why is barium the most difficult group 2 metal to extract by eletrolysis?
I would guess it is because it is the most reactive so it is the hardest to reduce.
Which common way of extracting metals is the most expensive?
it is to extract the metal by electrolysis
Why is potassium difficult to extract?
Potassium is difficult to extract from its ore even through electrolysis, because it is very reactive
What does mining have to do with metal ores?
You have to mine the metal ore (an ore is a rock containing a metal compound) before you can extract the metal from it.
How do you extract metal from its oxide?
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Why is barium the most difficult group 2 metal to extract by eletrolysis?
I would guess it is because it is the most reactive so it is the hardest to reduce.
Which common way of extracting metals is the most expensive?
it is to extract the metal by electrolysis
Why is potassium difficult to extract?
Potassium is difficult to extract from its ore even through electrolysis, because it is very reactive
Albeit the most abundant metal in the Earth's crust yet so difficult ot extract from its ore that this shiny lightweight used to be more valuable than gold now everyone treats it like trash?
Aluminum
What most active metal would be the one that is the most difficult to ionize?
Largest.
What metal do you extract from haematite?
Iron
What factors determines the method used to extract a metal?
Its position on the reactivity series. The more reactive the metal, the harder it is to extract from its ore.
What does mining have to do with metal ores?
You have to mine the metal ore (an ore is a rock containing a metal compound) before you can extract the metal from it.
Which metal ore do you mine to extract magnesium?
Dolomite
How do you extract metal from its oxide?
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Is metal or non metal?
"Ore" is a mixture of some kind of metal that you are trying to extract, and the rock that is generally mixed in with it.
How much metal could you extract from 1000g of an ore containing 1 percent metal?
200g
