The manufacturing of modern digital devices relies on the extraction of rare earth elements, such as neodymium and dysprosium, to produce high-strength permanent magnets for hard disk drives (HDDs) and smartphone vibration motors.
Describe one environmental impact associated with the extraction of these rare earth elements.
18 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Computer Science Environmental, covering Environmental issues of digital devices. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.