Reactivity series

• Where is metal extracted?

  From ores
• What are some examples of ores?

  Haematite and bauxite
• What can be extracted from Haematite?


  Iron
• What can be extracted from bauxite?


  Aluminium
• What does the method used for extraction depend on?

  Reactivity
• What extraction is used for very reactive metals?

  Electrolysis
• What extraction method is used for less reactive metals?

  Reduction with carbon
• When is electrolysis used for extraction?

  When a metal is more reactive than carbon
• When are other methods used to extract metals?

  When a metal is less reactive than carbon
• What will a more reactive metal do in displacement reactions?

  It will displace a less reactive metal from a compound
• What is an example of a displacement reaction?

  Aluminium+iron oxide > iron+ aluminium oxide
• In a displacement reaction, what happens to iron oxide and aluminium?

  Iron oxide is reduced and aluminium is oxidised
• What does a bigger difference in reactivity cause?

  More energy to be released
• What will a more reactive metal do in solution?

  Displace a less reactive metal from a solution
• What is an example of a displacement reaction in solution?

  Magnesium+copper sulfate > copper+magnesium sulfate
• What type of reaction is this?

  Displacement reaction

  
• What does the speed of which hydrogen bubbles are produced show us?

  How reactive a metal is
• The quicker the fizzing the more reactive the metal is
• Why are carbon and hydrogen included in the reactivity series?

  As they’re used to extract metals
• What is the order of the reactivity series, top to bottom?

  Potassium, Sodium, Lithium, Calcium, Magnesium, Aluminium, Carbon, Zinc, Iron, Hydrogen, Copper, Silver and Gold
• Does reactivity increases as you go up the reactivity series?

  Yes.