A mining company has samples of aluminium oxide, magnesium oxide, zinc oxide and potassium oxide. It is considering heating one sample with carbon to obtain the metal.
Which metal oxide can be reduced by heating with carbon?
Magnesium oxide
Aluminium oxide
Potassium oxide
Zinc oxide
86 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Chemistry 4.1 Reactivity of metals, covering 4.1.1 Metal oxides, 4.1.2 The reactivity series, 4.1.3 Extraction of metals and reduction, and 4.1.4 Oxidation and reduction in terms of electrons. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.