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Anything below carbon on the reactivity series.
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∙ 11y agoThe oxides of iron (hematite) is industrially reduced to the metal by using coke (a reactive allotrope of carbon).
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Why is zinc not extracted from zinc oxide through reduction using carbon monoxide?
Magnesium is a more reactive metal therefore for using any extraction method you would have to use electrolysis, which is expensive. Whereas for zinc it is extracted from its ore chemically by reduction using carbon. When an ore is reduced you are taking the oxygen out of the metal, this is because carbon can only take the oxygen away from metals which are less reactive than carbon its self. For example, zinc oxide is reduced in a blast furnace to make zinc.
How is sphalerite formed?
Sphalerite is sulphide ore, it is concentrated by froth flotation and then subjected to roasting to convert the sulphide ore to oxide ore. The oxide ore is reduced to zinc using carbon monoxide or coke.
Why can carbon be used to extract copper oxide?
Mg is a highly electro positive metal and hence has high affinity towards more electronegative element oxygen and thus ,oxide of Mg is very stable and can not be reduced by carbon (Carbon has less affinity than Magnesium towards oxygen). On the other hand , Zn being moderately strong electro positive metal , it has less affinity towards the more electronegative oxygen atom and its oxide is not very stable and hence can be reduced by Carbon easily (carbon has greater affinity than Zinc towards oxygen).
Carbon oxide and water produce what?
It depends on which Carbon oxide you are using. For example Carbon dioxide produces Carbonic acid while Carbon monoxide produces Formic acid.
What is the processof metals removing oxygen from the metal oxide?
We can use carbon, because carbon wants to be carbon dioxide. Like tin oxide, SnO2. By adding carbon, at high temperatures, the carbon will pull out oxygen to form carbon dioxide, which is stable. The left over result is pure tin, along with other impurities and carbon dioxide gas, which is extracted from the tin.
If Iron oxide is reduced what do you get?
Iron metal. In the commercial production of iron from its oxide , the iron oxide is reduced by using carbon monoxide. Fe2O3 + 3CO = 2Fe + 3CO2
Why is zinc not extracted from zinc oxide through reduction using carbon monoxide?
Magnesium is a more reactive metal therefore for using any extraction method you would have to use electrolysis, which is expensive. Whereas for zinc it is extracted from its ore chemically by reduction using carbon. When an ore is reduced you are taking the oxygen out of the metal, this is because carbon can only take the oxygen away from metals which are less reactive than carbon its self. For example, zinc oxide is reduced in a blast furnace to make zinc.
How is sphalerite formed?
Sphalerite is sulphide ore, it is concentrated by froth flotation and then subjected to roasting to convert the sulphide ore to oxide ore. The oxide ore is reduced to zinc using carbon monoxide or coke.
Why can carbon be used to extract copper oxide?
Mg is a highly electro positive metal and hence has high affinity towards more electronegative element oxygen and thus ,oxide of Mg is very stable and can not be reduced by carbon (Carbon has less affinity than Magnesium towards oxygen). On the other hand , Zn being moderately strong electro positive metal , it has less affinity towards the more electronegative oxygen atom and its oxide is not very stable and hence can be reduced by Carbon easily (carbon has greater affinity than Zinc towards oxygen).
Carbon oxide and water produce what?
It depends on which Carbon oxide you are using. For example Carbon dioxide produces Carbonic acid while Carbon monoxide produces Formic acid.
What is the processof metals removing oxygen from the metal oxide?
We can use carbon, because carbon wants to be carbon dioxide. Like tin oxide, SnO2. By adding carbon, at high temperatures, the carbon will pull out oxygen to form carbon dioxide, which is stable. The left over result is pure tin, along with other impurities and carbon dioxide gas, which is extracted from the tin.
What is the chemical name of CO using the stock system?
Carbon (II) Oxide
What is the name of the process in which copper ore is reduced to copper using carbon?
smelting
What happens to carbon dioxide and water in the chloroplasts?
Carbon dioxide is reduced using energy of sunlight to glucose.Water is broken to get electrons.
Aluminum metal reacts with aqueous iron(III) oxide to form aqueous aluminum oxide and iron metal. What is the stoichiometric coefficient for aluminum when the chemical equation is balanced using the l?
This reaction is:Al + Fe2O3 = Al2O3 + Fe
How are minerals extracted from their ores?
metals are extracted from their ores according to their reactivity series.firstly, metals that are more reactive that carbon are extracted by electrolysis whic is breaking the compounds down using electricity.secondly, metals that are less reactive than carbon are extracted by reduction in which carbon is added to the metal ore, carbon react with oxygen and the metal remain by itself pure.example: Zinc oxide + Carbon ----> Zinc + Carbon dioxideGold and Platinum are found in nature by themselves.
How are metals extractive?
well basically metal is extracted using carbon monoxide
