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Aluminium needs electricity to extract it in big amounts, so it was only after electricity was discovered that aluminum could be produced.
Iron ore is found in Europe and is also quite straight forward to extract the metal using rudimentary processes. The use of metals were generally first used in Europe.
Aluminium is found mostly outside Europe and the extraction process is very complex and requires huge amounts of heat energy (usually supplied using electricity) that early man just couldn't make at the temperatures and timescales required.
In the 1800's aluminum was more expensive then gold was because of the difficulties in obtaining it. It exists in nature as a compound and is not found in a natural state. The earlies metals such as Iron can be found in lumps of meteorites and deposits, usually heavily oxidized, but easily smelted in fires.
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Does a coke can contain iron?
no a coke can is made of aluminum
What is iron soulute?
Iron Solute is Iron dipped in a Aluminum Alloy Solution {AAS}.Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/What_is_an_iron_solute#ixzz1JsN6hqp6
5 example of good conductor of heat?
Some good conductores of heat are metal, iron, gold, silver, aluminum, brass, silicoborates, wax, steal, copper, nickel, and water.
Why is the head of the hammer made from iron not aluminum?
Aluminium would be too brittle, light, and expensive
What will be attracted or repelled by a magnet?
An aluminum wire carrying current An electromagnet An iron pipe (Apex)
Which ore is aluminum extract from?
which ore is aluminum extracted from
Why is aluminum easier to extract then gold?
It is not. Gold is easier. Aluminium is energy intensive.
What are the pros and cons of iron vs aluminum cars?
IRON STRONGER.....ALUMINUM LIGHTER.....IRON IS HEAVY.....ALUMINUM WILL BREAK EASIER THAN IRON
Why was iron discovered before aluminum?
Iron was discovered before aluminum because iron is more abundant in the Earth's crust and has a lower melting point, making it easier to extract and work with. Aluminum, on the other hand, is typically found in compounds with other elements that made its extraction more challenging and costly until the 19th century when better extraction methods were developed.
Why iron is cheaper than aluminum?
every metal is priced based on scarcity, and ease of access. there's a lot more iron than aluminum in the ground... and aluminum's properties and usage for current products make it more expensive. it also cools very quickly, while still being lightweight and durable... making it very useful.
What processes could be used to separate the iron from the aluminum?
One method to separate iron from aluminum is by using a magnet to attract the iron, since iron is magnetic while aluminum is not. Another method could be to exploit the difference in their melting points, as aluminum melts at a lower temperature than iron, allowing for selective heating and separation. Additionally, chemical processes like dissolution and precipitation reactions can be used to selectively extract one metal from a mixture.
How do you get aluminum from the core of earth?
Aluminum is not extracted directly from the Earth's core as it is primarily found in the Earth's crust. To extract aluminum from the Earth's crust, bauxite ore is mined and processed to extract alumina, which is then electrolyzed to produce aluminum metal. Accessing the Earth's core is not currently technologically feasible.
What method to be use to separate powdered iron and powdered aluminum?
Iron is a magnetic metal, aluminium is not.So, a simple method is to use a magnet for this separation.Magnetic separation is frequently used to extract iron from wastes.
There is more aluminum than iron in the earths crust why is that?
I don't think this is true.While there is 8.1% of aluminum and only 5% iron in the earth's CRUST, most of the iron "in the earth" is to be found in the earth's CORE.The whole earth proportions are aluminum 1.1% and iron 35%The following is a good link to read: (see the link below which I think will explain what you are asking about)
Can you heat the mixture of carbon and aluminum oxide to extract aluminum?
no
What metal can reduce aluminium ore?
Sodium is commonly used as a reducing agent to extract aluminum from its ore, bauxite, through a process known as the Hall-Héroult process. Sodium can reduce the aluminum oxide in bauxite to produce aluminum metal.
What do you get when you mix aluminum and oxygen and iron?
When you mix aluminum and oxygen, you get aluminum oxide. If you mix iron with aluminum oxide, the aluminum will react with the iron oxide, forming a thermite reaction that produces molten iron and aluminum oxide slag.
