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Metals and Their Reactivity Explained

The document discusses the extraction of metals, focusing on electrolysis and the reactivity of different metal groups. It explains how metals react with oxygen and water, their properties, and the process of extracting iron from hematite using a blast furnace. Additionally, it covers the formation of alloys and the thermal decomposition of metal carbonates and nitrates.
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Metals and Their Reactivity Explained

The document discusses the extraction of metals, focusing on electrolysis and the reactivity of different metal groups. It explains how metals react with oxygen and water, their properties, and the process of extracting iron from hematite using a blast furnace. Additionally, it covers the formation of alloys and the thermal decomposition of metal carbonates and nitrates.
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due to presenceof free E
for transition
metals
All Metals
are Solid
exceptMercury
fixed
Positive

man
arms

Note Metal's reactivity depends on


ease of
donationoflection
Metal's habit is to lose the E

G I
In lithium outer e is strongly
lithium Li attracted towards Nucleuscloserto
the Nucleus therefore lithium
does not lose the readily
Ifair 1 least reactive

valence e
on potassium
11 O is further away from
potassium
Nucleus thereforeweak
attraction on outer electron
It means potassium can lose
the readily hence
it would be more
reactive
G I Metal
Li Down the group reactivityIncreases
Na atomic size Increases
K attraction of Nucleus on valence E
decreases
Rb
Cs of Metal Increases
chance reactivity

donates the e readily

G II Metal
Mg _Down the group
metal's reactivity Increases
Ca ease of donationof é

Sr
Ian
atomic
the to increase in
size
weak Nuclear attraction
Ba on outer electron and
metal loses the readily
metallsreadirityxsizedato [Link]
activity ease ofdonation
e
of
Atteste

Chemical properties of metals


When metals react with oxygen
they form metallic oxide Basic

Metallic oxides are Basio mgo Cao


they can Neutralise the Acid

Group I II metals Transition Metals


Reactive less reactive

does not form coloured It forms colourful


compounds compound

Low MP [Link] high MP BP


led calon Variab
state oxidationState
Nat Cat Fet rest mñ m

low density High density

Reaction of Sodium with


water 2 05 1

Notes It
Naott Is
2Nd s 2H20 2NaOH He
1 091 9

Basf
Water

Vigorous reaction
can
Bubble formation fizzing
Na metal disappears
af
Shoots on the surface of
water
slow
m
Li HO LiOH
Suofaceofwater Itt
vigorous

Na H2o on Surface
NaOH Elh
ofwerth

Is Hw at KOH H2
fire
highly vigorous

He
e

Na 1H OH Nant

H d
Reaction of Sodium
with Group VII Elements a

2 t
main
fargas
observation

white Solid is formed


Sodium burns brightly
Greenish Yellow colour disappear
Ice gas

iffpunge Nat

0
II
Group
Reaction of Sodium with oxygen
1 2

11 Is Nax
S 11g Lede
Crain White Solid Naso
is
formed
Bright yellow flame

Reactivity Series
mm

Potassium K
Sodium Na
Moustache
Top
calcium Ca to
Magnesiummots bottom
ofFLEE En
rm

to Ioon Fe
Lead Pb Zdecreases
Ft
ffffff g
queson Vachon

Gold Au least
reactive

reactive metals lose the E


readily and form Ions readily

Allormetall which
are present above the
HydInin [Link]
Can displace the Hydrogen
FÑ M Ha
ET Mgcla

Mg 217 ce inscle it
Is
2

Ii I in
losing
the election metal
2h is morereactive

It means In is more reactive


than hydrogen H therefore
Line is losing the Election and
Ion in Acid
Hydrogen sulfuric
is the é
gaining
t
Zn 2H Zn tHa

En 2H Eat Hi
CU Hasoy No reaction

In this reaction Cu is less


reactive than H as In reactivity
Series Cu is present below
the Hydrogen Ion
r ᵗᵈᵗʰ
Blue green
2 2 21 2
0

Seed [Link]
é
go

I
Cu Feson No reaction
Do

moderate
so

leastactive

Thermal decomposition of Group Metal


Carbonates
whitesolid whitesolid

skt 1m91s t CO2

Ca Coses Cao CO2


9
white solid white nd
thermal decomposition
on
Group II Metal Carbonates give
metal oxide and carbon dioxide
Thermal decomposition of Group
II metal Nitrate NO

MINI
1M9 11031 heat Mgo
white S s
2N0z
8
Solid white Brown colon

solid gas

Ca NO CaO 2ND 102


5 9 9

Colmo of NO_ is brown

Thermal decomposition of Copper


Nitrate Tomelmmetal

GINO
S 9 9

Blue Black Brown


solid gas

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piea.n
feature
hethermeprocu
Al

2 1103 2510
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MIm
to the side of ship

Fin is More reactive than Iron



In n t
EEIifvesMffgf [Link]
electron

The Electrons flow to the Iron which


passes them on in this reaction

02 2H20 the H ar
t
off
wrong

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Fe Felt he
Coating of Zink on Steel
or Iron is called
Lamine

Alz03

i
A20 Alzo Alzos
metal

different size
metal

Mixture of two or more Metals


is called Alloy

fore
010 0
0000
Metal

force
000
0080
Alloys harder

Brass is an alloy which


Tis a Mixture of Cu and
Zinc

Extraction of Iron in Blast furnace


from Haematite Fez03

Is

initiative
Blastonate
3

Sample in which large amount of


Metal is present
1
one of
__
Ioon is Hematite Fees
at

One of Iran is Hematite Feroz

Technique Blast furnace purebboy


I
Raw Material charge Fez03 CaCOs Coke
or
treaty

Iron Cliff
F ffsertf_

Rufaoxygen
of ofoxygen Reduction
Fedst3fo_ 2Fe 302 4000
CO C 210 Endothermic
8002
C 0 highly exothermic 100C
02
Oz Nz
hot air
hot air

is a
E
Ithf wfT reduce the other

Gloss of oxygen

1400C
C Q2 Is
sat __Endo

FerOI 3
TWFet3c .eOeedtef due
to Very high temperature
in furnace Caco decomposes
into CaO and CO2

_s
Cao CO2
6 off
Metallic oxide are Basis
in Laure
In molten Fe there is an Impurity

of Ilia E
sand
[Link] haiy
So which is Basic in
CaO
Nature reacts with Ss and
a waste
f g a

Cat side
Else
s TSI
Base And CalciumSilicate
Repeat slT
02 CO2 highly Exo

CO2 C Feb 20 Endo

Fez03 300 52K 302


y

Calls Calsit Cog

Casio
Caps sign
Jag
I density
less

[Link] 1 density
higher
FE

Ioon from blast furnace is


called pig [Link]
In pig Iron Carbon sand
are m [Link]

pig Ioan is remelting and


refining After refining
Carbon Content in Iron is

2 Then it is called

Cast Iron Iron


__
T cast
Phecardon en car

0000
pure Iron Soft 0000
0000
0000
Steel When Carbon is added
into Iron then it
is called steel e

steel is hard strong


It is used in making ships
Car bodies machinery

Fe CT NT
Stested
It

02 12
hat hot
app
Fe 0
SmoltenIood
chaise
tcokemifca. o
Raw material r

I moltenItT
tcao casio
lag
silica Sio

coke often
TT

GETTY
h1FF
bowered tweet
Fismore reactive Ham Fe
So Zinc will oxidise lose the
2 4 4
_or

nottransition
Metall G
when they lose the Electrons

Passium
potassium Magnes

ETCINI Brafted

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