Combined Science GCSE
Reactivity series and carbon reduction
What Reactivity series and carbon reduction means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Electrolysis is used when the metal is too reactive to be extracted by reduction with carbon, because carbon cannot displace a more reactive metal from its compound.
Topics that use Reactivity series and carbon reduction
- Using electrolysis to extract metals (AQA GCSE)
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