Chemistry GCSE
Extraction of reactive metals
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Aluminium is extracted from its ore by electrolysis because it is more reactive than carbon, so carbon reduction is ineffective.
Topics that use Extraction of reactive metals
- Using electrolysis to extract metals (AQA GCSE)
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- Electrolysis
- Electrolysis of molten compounds
- Industrial costs and maintenance
- Industrial energy and cost considerations
- Oxidation and reduction at electrodes
- Redox at electrodes
- Electrode reactions in molten electrolysis
- Molten compounds
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