Chemistry GCSE
Economic and environmental choices in metal extraction
What Economic and environmental choices in metal extraction means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Scrap iron is cheap and often waste material, which makes this an economical method, while electrolysis needs electrical energy.
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