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Metallurgy Notes STD 10th

Most metals react with oxygen in the air to form metal oxides through a chemical reaction. Sodium and potassium are the most reactive and will catch fire when exposed to air. The first step in extracting some metals like aluminum from their ores involves leaching, where the ore is soaked in a solution to dissolve the metal but not the gangue through a chemical reaction.

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Metallurgy Notes STD 10th

Most metals react with oxygen in the air to form metal oxides through a chemical reaction. Sodium and potassium are the most reactive and will catch fire when exposed to air. The first step in extracting some metals like aluminum from their ores involves leaching, where the ore is soaked in a solution to dissolve the metal but not the gangue through a chemical reaction.

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Reaction of Metals are burnt in Air (with Oxygen)

Almost all metals react with oxygen to form metal oxides.

Metal + Oxygen → Metal oxide (basic)

Sodium and potassium are the most reactive and react with oxygen present in the air at
room temperature to form the oxides. It is kept immersed in kerosene oil as they react
vigorously with air and catch fire.
The first step in the extraction of the metals aluminium, gold, and silver from
their ores is the method of leaching. In this method, the ore is soaked in a
certain solution for a long time. The ore dissolves in that solution due to a
specific chemical reaction. The gangue, however, does not react and therefore
does not dissolve in that solution. So it can be separated. For examp,le, the
concentration of bauxite, the aluminium ore, is done by leaching method. Here
bauxite is soaked in aqueous NaOH or aqueous Na2CO3 which dissolves the
main ingredient alumina in it.

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