Practice Extracting Metals Low In The Activity Series (3.4.2)

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Question 1.
What is cinnabar?
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Think about where mercury comes from.
Question 2.
What happens to mercury when mercuric oxide is heated?
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Consider the products of heating the oxide.
3Question 3.
Which metal can be extracted by heating its oxide?
- Gold
- Sodium
- Mercury
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Consider which metals are less reactive.
4Question 4.
True or False: Copper can be obtained from chalcopyrite through heating.
- True
- False
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Is chalcopyrite a source of copper?
Question 5.
Describe how the extraction process of mercury from cinnabar demonstrates principles of thermal decomposition.
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Focus on the reactions that occur during heating.
Question 6.
Compare and contrast the extraction processes for mercury and copper. Discuss the differences in their chemical reactions.
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Analyze the sequences of reactions for each metal.

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