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Question 10
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The table shows the energy needed at different stages of producing 1 tonne of aluminium.

StageEnergy (GJ per tonne)
Extracting aluminium from its ore200
Collecting and sorting used aluminium cans6
Melting used cans to make new aluminium10

What percentage of energy is saved by making aluminium from used cans instead of from its ore?

[1]
A

8%

B

92%

C

95%

D

97%

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6.1 Improving processes and products Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Chemistry
  3. /6.1 Improving processes and products

61 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Chemistry 6.1 Improving processes and products, covering 6.1.1 Extracting metals industrially and by electrolysis, 6.1.2 Life cycle assessment and recycling, 6.1.3 Biological methods of metal extraction, 6.1.4 The Haber process and the production of fertilisers, 6.1.5 Alloys and their uses, 6.1.6 Corrosion and its prevention, 6.1.7 Comparing and selecting materials, and 6.1.8 Industrial conditions, rate and position of equilibrium. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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