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: Any [[metal]] below [[Carbon]] on the [[Reactivity Series]] can be [[Extraction of Metals|extracted]] from its by [[smelting]] with [[Carbon]]. | : Any [[metal]] below [[Carbon]] on the [[Reactivity Series]] can be [[Extraction of Metals|extracted]] from its by [[smelting]] with [[Carbon]]. | ||
: When the [[ore]] is [[melting|melted]] it [[Carbon]] is added and a [[Displacement Reaction|displacement reaction]] happens where the [[Carbon]] replaces the [[metal]] in the [[mineral]]. | : When the [[ore]] is [[melting|melted]] it [[Carbon]] is added and a [[Displacement Reaction|displacement reaction]] happens where the [[Carbon]] replaces the [[metal]] in the [[mineral]]. | ||
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| + | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |The [[Carbon]] [[Chemical Reaction|reacts]] with the [[mineral]] in a [[Displacement Reaction|displacement reaction]] creating usually producing [[Carbon Dioxide]] and the [[pure]] [[metal]] which is removed from the [[furnace]]. | ||
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Revision as of 16:44, 1 October 2018
Key Stage 3
Meaning
Smelting is a process for extracting metals by heating and melting a mineral with carbon to cause a displacement reaction.
About Smelting
- Any metal below Carbon on the Reactivity Series can be extracted from its by smelting with Carbon.
- When the ore is melted it Carbon is added and a displacement reaction happens where the Carbon replaces the metal in the mineral.
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| The Carbon reacts with the mineral in a displacement reaction creating usually producing Carbon Dioxide and the pure metal which is removed from the furnace. |