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5.1 Obtaining and using metals

5.1 Obtaining and using metals

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Question 15

Sodium is an alkali metal extracted on an industrial scale.

Explain why sodium cannot be extracted from sodium chloride by heating with carbon, but must instead be extracted by the electrolysis of molten sodium chloride.

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5.1 Obtaining and using metals Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Chemistry
  3. /5.1 Obtaining and using metals

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.

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