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    The document discusses the extraction of metals from ores and their uses. Metals occur naturally in rocks and must be extracted using various chemical processes depending on their reactivity. Less reactive metals like gold occur freely in nature, while most metals are found in compounds in rocks and must be mined and then purified through processes like electrolysis, roasting in air, heating with carbon monoxide or carbon. Once extracted, metals are used for different applications depending on their properties, with aluminum used for foil and bottles due to its strength and ease of cutting, lead used for sealing due to its softness and corrosion resistance, and copper used for wiring due to its conductivity.

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    The document discusses the extraction of metals from ores and their uses. Metals occur naturally in rocks and must be extracted using various chemical processes depending on their reactivity. Less reactive metals like gold occur freely in nature, while most metals are found in compounds in rocks and must be mined and then purified through processes like electrolysis, roasting in air, heating with carbon monoxide or carbon. Once extracted, metals are used for different applications depending on their properties, with aluminum used for foil and bottles due to its strength and ease of cutting, lead used for sealing due to its softness and corrosion resistance, and copper used for wiring due to its conductivity.

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    Extraction of metals:

    Metals occur mostly as a rocks on the earth's crust


    Only unreactive metals are occur as free elements o
    n the earth's crust.
    This is becuase of they can stand with the action of
    air,and water over thousands of years with out bein
    g converted to a compound. All other metals occur
    as a compounds in the rocks.
    Extraction: is the process that metal is purified fro
    m it's rock
    Or is the method that is used to purified metal from
    it's ore.
    Ore: is the rock that contain metal compound whic
    h is mined and refined,to be profitable.
    If the rock contains enough metal compound to prof
    itable ,to extract the rock is called ore.
    1. the rock that contain metal compound is mined
    2. Than machines are used to grind and crush the ro
    ck.
    3. A chemical method must be used to extract the
    metal.
    The method of extraction used to extracted a metal
    from it's ore depends the position of metal in the re
    activity series. There are different methods used to
    extract metals from their ores as:
    1. Electrolysis: is the method of extraction that is us
    ed to purified more reactive metals from theirs. Is t
    he power full way that is used in the extraction of m
    ore reactive metals from their rocka.
    2. Roasting in air: is the method of extraction that is
    used to extract copper from it's ore that is called ch
    alcopyrite.
    3. Heating with carbon monoxide: is the method of
    extraction that is used in the extraction of iron from
    haematite in the blast furnace.
    4. Heating with carbon:
    Is the method of extraction that is used to extract zi
    nc from zinc blende.
    Making use of metals:
    The way a metal is used depends on it's properties.
    For example
    Pure aluminium can be rolled in to very thin sheets
    which are quite strong but can be easily cut. So it is
    used for milk bottle tops and cooking foils
    Pure lead: is soft and easily bents with out being he
    ated. It also resists corosion. So it is used to seal off
    brick work around chimneys.
    Pure copper: is easily drawn in to wires,and is good
    conductor of electricity.so it is used in electrical wiri
    ng around the home.Some metals are more usefull
    when they are pure state for example copoer is not
    good conductor when it is impurities, but it is in the
    pure state.

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