Question

How does the method used for extracting a metal from its ore depend on the metal’s position in the reactivity series? Explain with examples.

Answer 1

There are different ways to get metals that are highly reactive, moderately reactive, or less reactive out of the ground. This is because getting a metal out of its concentrated ore is mostly a process of breaking down the metal combination that is already in the ore. As an example: The oxide of manganese is reduced with aluminium powder, not carbon. This makes manganese metal. This is because manganese reacts more with other things than carbon does. When it comes to reactivity, carbon, which is not a metal, is just above zinc and more reactive than zinc. Because of this, carbon can turn zinc oxides and oxides of all metals below zinc into metals.