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    This document discusses the properties and extraction of iron. It begins by asking questions about iron's conductivity due to metallic bonding and how carbon content modifies steel's properties. It then asks about the conditions needed for iron rusting and how magnesium protects iron pipes. Transition element properties and iron ore compositions are discussed. Percent iron content in different ores is analyzed. Redox reactions in extracting iron from hematite are written, identifying oxidized and reduced substances. Iron's malleability is explained by its structure, and how carbon additions change iron's properties.

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    This document discusses the properties and extraction of iron. It begins by asking questions about iron's conductivity due to metallic bonding and how carbon content modifies steel's properties. It then asks about the conditions needed for iron rusting and how magnesium protects iron pipes. Transition element properties and iron ore compositions are discussed. Percent iron content in different ores is analyzed. Redox reactions in extracting iron from hematite are written, identifying oxidized and reduced substances. Iron's malleability is explained by its structure, and how carbon additions change iron's properties.

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    This document discusses the properties and extraction of iron. It begins by asking questions about iron's conductivity due to metallic bonding and how carbon content modifies steel's properties. It then asks about the conditions needed for iron rusting and how magnesium protects iron pipes. Transition element properties and iron ore compositions are discussed. Percent iron content in different ores is analyzed. Redox reactions in extracting iron from hematite are written, identifying oxidized and reduced substances. Iron's malleability is explained by its structure, and how carbon additions change iron's properties.

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    Metal Extraction

    Q:1 Iron is one of the most important metals. It is a transition element.


    Most iron is used in the alloy steel.
    (a) Explain, in terms of metallic bonding, why iron is a good electrical conductor.
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    (b) Describe how different proportions of carbon can modify the physical properties of steel.

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    (c) When underwater, iron pipes will rust relatively rapidly.
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    State the essential conditions needed for the rusting of iron.


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    Pieces of magnesium are often attached to underwater iron pipes. Explain how the magnesium
    protects the iron pipes against rusting.
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    (d) Write two typical properties that are generally common only to transition elements.
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    Q:2 The table below shows some of the ores of iron.
    ore

    formula

    haematite
    magnetite

    Fe2O3

    siderite

    FeCO3

    Fe3O4

    (a) Which ore in the table contains the greatest percentage by mass of iron? Explain your answer.
    (b) Give the equations for the redox reactions taking place in the extraction of iron from haematite.

    In each case state which substance is oxidised and which is reduced.


    (c) Iron is malleable. Describe how this property can be explained in terms of its structure.

    (d) State and explain how the properties of iron can be changed by the addition of carbon.

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