Activity no.

5
Metals from Rocks
I. Objective: To be able to know the different metals from rocks.
II. Materials: Paper, computer, Cellphone, flash drive
III. Diagram: Picture

IV. Procedure
1. Extractive metallurgy is the practice of removing valuable metals from an ore
and refining the extracted raw metals into a purer form. In order to convert a
metal oxide or sulfide to a purer metal, the ore must be reduced physically,
chemically, or electrolytically.
2. If a metal is less reactive than carbon, it can be extracted from its compounds by
heating with carbon. Copper is an example of this. Copper mostly occurs as
 sulfide ores, which are heated in air to convert them to copper(II) oxide. Molten
copper can be produced from copper(II) oxide by heating with carbon:

copper oxide + carbon → copper + carbon dioxide

2CuO(s) + C(s) → 2Cu(l) + CO2(g)

3. Copper(II) oxide is reduced as carbon is oxidized, so this is an example of a redox

reaction. The impure copper is purified by electrolysis.

V. Significant Learning
Rock is a solid heterogeneous mixture of one or more minerals. For
example, granite is a mixture of the mineral’s quartz, feldspar, and
biotite. A mineral is a naturally occurring solid that has a crystalline
structure and a definite chemical formula.
For example, gibbsite is a mineral of aluminum with the formula
Al(OH)3. An ore is a rock that contains minerals in concentrations that are
high enough for economical extraction. For example, bauxite is an
aluminum ore. It is a heterogeneous mixture of various aluminum
minerals and other materials such as silica and iron oxides.

VI. Conclusion/ Generalization

Metal is a substance that frequently has a shiny surface, conducts
electricity and heat, and can be melted and shaped. Metals are essential
nutrients that organisms need to grow and survive and are necessary to
maintain healthy ecosystems.
A rock is considered an ore if it contains a large amount of the metal and
if that metal can be economically extracted from the rock. Basically,
there are many types of rocks that contain metals, but some only
contain small amounts, so it is not worth the expense of extracting the
metal.

Submitted By: Wenie M. Resoso

Submitted to: Emelie Ann Sumallo