Teaching Pack: The extraction of iron on a match head

Worksheet B: Planning the extraction of iron experiment

Using all the equipment below, design an experiment for the microscale extraction of iron from iron(III) oxide.

iron(III) oxide (watch glass) a match a heat-proof mat Bunsen burner

a pair of metal tongs a mortar and pestle a magnet a beaker of water

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 Teaching Pack: The extraction of iron on a match head

Worksheet B: Planning the extraction of iron experiment

In the space below, draw your experiment set-up. 1 Soak the match. 2. Cover it with Iron (III) oxide powder

Make sure you annotate your diagram showing the

decisions you have made.

An example from a different experiment is shown

Soak the match

Example

3. Burn the match 4. Crush the burnt part by mortar and

pestle

5. when the iron (III) oxide powder-covered match is burnt, iron is easily extract
with a magnet because: C + O2 --heat--> CO2 (the match has carbon)

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