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9F Patterns of reactivity
Metal extraction
rusting corrosion
Match each word or phrase unreactive metal oxide
with its correct meaning. tarnishing patina
True or False?
1.
2.
5.
3. Metals
4. Rusting
Nitrogen
Aluminium
All metals
will
isfrom
not
corrode
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special
corrode
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atcorrosion
because
the
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air
same
gas
and
reaction.
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that
water
its oxide
at
iron
cannot
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layer.
same
get
with
to
when
them. it starts to corrode.
temperature.
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TRUE! We
Metals
It’s use
oxygen!
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the wordat
doesn’t
needs ‘rusting’
different
corrode
oxygen for
rates:
the
the corrosion
because
from theits
air, more
and oxideof
iron,
reactive
layer since
a metal
the
protects
sometimes flaky
it.
water is, the
redpart
takes more
iron in
oxide
quickly
thatit forms
the reactionwill too.
is
corrode.
called rust.
This ranking of
metals according
to reactivity is
called the least reactive
speed of reaction with oxygen
reactivity series.
copper
lead
magnesium
iron
sodium
–– the
the
–– no
the
metal
metal
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metal
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reacts
metal
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reacts
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reaction
bubblesproducing lots of bubbles
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9F What about water?
True or false?
potassium most reactive
Copper
Iron
Magnesium
Zinc displaces
displaces
displaces
displaces
gold but
sodium
sodium
copper
magnesium
cannot compounds
from
displace
copper
from
magnesium from
sulphate,
magnesium solution.
magnesium.
and nitrate
the blue
zinc coloursolution.
disappears.
iron
lead False!
True!
copper
gold least reactive
Metal extraction
True or False?
1. More
2.
3.
4. Gold
Iron
A metal
isoccurs
reactive
easier
that in
corrodes
to
metals
a extract
mineral
are
quickly
from
that
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iswill
difficult
difficult
orebethan
easy
to
tosodium.
extract
break
to extract
from
their minerals
down.
from itsThat
ore.is why
than gold
less is
reactive
so expensive.
metals.
FALSE!
TRUE!
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oftencorrodes
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and with
needs
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the Sodium
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extraction.
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needs
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electrolysis.
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reactive to extract.
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the
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more
other elements).