getting metals from rocks

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  • getting metals from rocks
    • concentrated (rid of access rocky material)
    • Reduction
      • the reactivity scales show whether can be used with carbon
    • Electrolysis
      • also used to purify an extracted metal
      • metals more reactive than carbon used by elecrolysis
      • breaking down metals using electricity
        • liquid is needed to conduct electricity
          • the liquid is metal solution or molten metal oxide
    • displacement reaction
      • reactive metal into a metal compound dissolved In water, reactive metal will replace less reactive metal in compound
    • extracting copper
      • bioleaching
        • used bacteria to separate copper from copper sulphide the leachate( a solution produced  in the process )contains copper. then copper can be filtered from leachate
      • phytomyning
        • involves growing plants in soil the contain copper
          • plants cant used or get rid of copper so it gradually builds up in the leafs
            • the plants can be harvested, dried and burned in a furnace
  • oxygen is removed from it
    • Reduction
      • the reactivity scales show whether can be used with carbon

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