Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Extraction of metals

Extraction of metals — practice question

This question concerns metals.
(a(i))[1]

Coke and iron ore are fed into the top of the blast furnace. Name one other substance that is fed into the top of the blast furnace.

(a(ii))[1]

Name the substance that exits the blast furnace at A.

(a(iii))[1]

Slag is formed from an impurity in iron ore. Name the impurity in iron ore that is changed into slag.

(a(iv))[1]

Name two substances that react together to produce the high temperature in the blast furnace.

(a(v))[2]

Name two waste gases that come out of the blast furnace.

(b(i))[1]

Suggest why the zinc produced inside the furnace is a gas.

(b(ii))[1]

State the name of the physical change that occurs when gaseous zinc is converted into molten zinc.

(c(i))[1]

Name the process used to coat iron with zinc as a method of rust prevention.

(c(ii))[2]

If the zinc coating is scratched, the iron below it does not rust. Explain why the iron beneath the zinc does not rust.

(d(i))[1]

State the general name used for oxides that react with both acids and bases.

(d(ii))[1]

Deduce the formula of sodium zincate.

(d(iii))[1]

Name the zinc compound formed when zinc oxide neutralises dilute sulfuric acid.

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