Chemistry
Give reasons for the following:
Reduction of metallic oxides to metal in the extraction of metals from the ores is based on the position of the metal in the activity series.
Metallurgy
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Activity series is a series of metals arranged according to their decreasing reactivity.
The metal at the top of the series
- is most easily oxidized
- is most electropositive and most reactive
- can displace the metal below from it's salt soln.
Due to these reasons, the extraction of metals from the ores is based on the position of the metal in the activity series.
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