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10.1 Using the Earth's resources and obtaining potable water

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Aluminium can be recycled, but aluminium is still described as a finite resource. Which statement explains why?

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Recycling aluminium needs much more electricity than extracting it from its ore

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Aluminium slowly reacts with oxygen in the air and is lost from the Earth

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Aluminium ore is being used up faster than new ore can be formed

D

Aluminium can be recycled only a few times before it becomes unusable

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10.1 Using the Earth's resources and obtaining potable water Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Chemistry
  3. /10.1 Using the Earth's resources and obtaining potable water

40 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Chemistry 10.1 Using the Earth's resources and obtaining potable water, covering 10.1.1 Using the Earth's resources and sustainable development, 10.1.2 Potable water, 10.1.3 Waste water treatment, and 10.1.4 Alternative methods of extracting metals. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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