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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
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)
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.
Can you heat the mixture of carbon and aluminum oxide to extract aluminum?
no
Why is iron cheaper than gold to extract?
It's a sort of vicious circle. Gold is expensive so it is much in demand. So gold is extracted from rocks where it forms an ounce or less in every ton of rock - which is expensive! Iron is not so rare and is easier to extract.
How do you extract iron from iron sulphide?
It is Paxton
Is aluminum foil iron?
Shut up....iron is an aluminum foil
What process is used to extract a aluminum?
Electrolysis
What does recycling do to iron and aluminium?
Recycling iron and aluminum makes iron and aluminum or you're doing it wrong.
Is aluminum more durable then iron?
aluminum is more durable than iron.
