Teaching Pack: The extraction of iron on a match head

Worksheet D: Results and evaluation

1. (a) Was the iron(III) oxide and/or sodium carbonate attracted to the magnet at the beginning of
the experiment?

No
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(b) What does this suggest about these materials?

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They are not magnetic.

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2. Where does the carbon come from in this reaction?

The match
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3. What caused the reaction to start?

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Heat from the bunsen burner and the match starter tip.

4. What evidence was there for the production of iron in this experiment?

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Iron following the path of the magnet

5. What other evidence did you observe of a chemical reaction in this experiment?

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Carbon reacts with oxygen and co2 evaporate? => theres only iron left

6. (a) Discuss any challenges involved in scaling up this method to produce useful amounts
of iron?

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You'd either need too many matches or produce a big match but is hard to control the flame.

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 Teaching Pack: The extraction of iron on a match head

Worksheet D: Results and evaluation

(b) Can you think of a way to produce iron on a larger scale?

You can draw a labelled diagram to support your answer.

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Extraction of iron takes place on an industrial scale in blast furnaces. Blast furnaces are a

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common part of large industrial steelmaking plants, which also include coke ovens, sintering

beds, and other areas for ore dressing. Iron is extracted from its ore using carbon in the form of coke.
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