Chemistry GCSE
Reactivity series and extraction
What Reactivity series and extraction means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Metals more reactive than carbon cannot be extracted with carbon because carbon is not reactive enough to displace them, so they require electrolysis instead.
Topics that use Reactivity series and extraction
- Extraction of metals and reduction (AQA GCSE)
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- Reduction
- Reduction with carbon
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