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Metals

Reactivity, extraction, electrolysis and uses of metals.

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  • OIL RIG: Oxidation Is Loss, Reduction Is Gain.
  • Silver, gold and platinum are all found as unbonded elements, known as the native state.
  • Learn your reactivity series - come up with a helpful mnemonic (Please Sir Can My Amazing Californian Zebra Investigate The Lab He Can Smell Green Plants).
  • Oxidation or reduction questions always follow the same pattern. If the electrons are before the arrow, this is reduction (BAR); otherwise it's oxidation.

Additional Resources

📘 Specification
AQA GCSE Chemistry: Chemical Changes
The official specification covering metal oxides, the reactivity series, displacement reactions, extraction of metals and reduction.
📖 Detailed Revision
Chemguide: The Reactivity Series
A collection of clear explanations covering the reactivity series, reactions with water and acids, displacement reactions and oxidation and reduction.
🧠 Interactive Revision
Seneca: Reactivity Tests
Free interactive AQA GCSE revision covering reactions of metals with water and acids and the extraction of metals using carbon.
⚗️ Displacement Reactions
Seneca: Displacement Reactions
Direct revision and interactive questions on using the reactivity series to predict displacement reactions between metals and metal compounds.
⛏️ Metal Extraction
Seneca: Extraction of Metals
Free AQA GCSE revision explaining how a metal's position in the reactivity series determines how it can be extracted from its ore.
🧪 Practical Chemistry
RSC: Metal Displacement Reactions
Explore displacement reactions between metals and metal salt solutions, using experimental observations to compare the reactivity of different metals.

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