Copper is below carbon in the reactivity series and can be obtained from copper(II) oxide (CuO\text{CuO}CuO).
Devise a simple laboratory method to obtain a small sample of copper metal from copper(II) oxide powder.
110 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Chemistry 5.1 Obtaining and using metals, covering 5.1.1 The reactivity series of metals, 5.1.2 Displacement reactions as redox reactions, 5.1.3 Extracting metals from ores by reduction, 5.1.4 Biological methods of metal extraction, 5.1.5 Resistance to oxidation and recycling metals, and 5.1.6 Life cycle assessment. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.