Reactivity series and extraction of metals

WAEC Chemistry Revision Notes

  • Metals and Their Compounds
  • SS3 · Second Term
  • 3 min read
  • Checked by imtiaz ahmed

The general properties of metals, the reactivity series and its uses, displacement, the action of heat on compounds, ores, the stages of extraction and the choice of method, and the effects of mining.

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  1. The reactivity series
  2. Displacement
  3. Effect of heat on compounds
  4. Ores
  5. Treating the ore
  6. Choosing the method of extraction
  7. Mining, environment and recycling
  8. General properties of metals
  9. Stages of extraction
  10. Worked theory answer

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