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Lesson 35: Extracting Metals Using Carbon Why carbon is used Metal oxides Simple explanation
Year 8 • Chemistry
Extracting Metals Using Carbon
In this lesson, students learn how some metals are extracted using carbon, why carbon is used in extraction, and understand the role of metal oxides in simple terms.
Lesson Objectives
- Understand what metal extraction means.
- Explain why carbon is used to extract metals.
- Recognise metal oxides.
- Describe extraction using simple word ideas.
1. What Is Metal Extraction?
Metal extraction is the process of removing a metal from its ore.
Most metals are found in the Earth as compounds, not as pure metals.
[ Image Placeholder – Metal Ore to Metal ]
Example:
• Iron is found as iron oxide in rocks
• Iron is found as iron oxide in rocks
2. What Are Metal Oxides?
A metal oxide is a compound made of a metal and oxygen.
Many metal ores are metal oxides.
[ Image Placeholder – Metal Oxide Particles ]
Examples of metal oxides:
• Iron oxide
• Copper oxide
• Zinc oxide
• Iron oxide
• Copper oxide
• Zinc oxide
3. Why Is Carbon Used?
Carbon is used because it can remove oxygen from some metal oxides.
This leaves behind the pure metal.
[ Image Placeholder – Carbon Removing Oxygen ]
Key ideas:
• Carbon reacts with oxygen
• Oxygen is removed from the metal oxide
• The metal is left behind
• Carbon reacts with oxygen
• Oxygen is removed from the metal oxide
• The metal is left behind
4. Simple Explanation of the Process
When a metal oxide is heated with carbon:
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• Carbon takes oxygen away
• Carbon forms carbon dioxide
• The metal is extracted
• Carbon forms carbon dioxide
• The metal is extracted
Practice Questions
A. Fill in the Blanks
- Metal extraction removes metal from its __________.
- Metal oxides contain metal and __________.
- Carbon removes __________ from metal oxides.
- Carbon reacts to form carbon __________.
- The pure __________ is left behind.
B. True or False
- Metals are usually found pure in nature.
- Carbon can remove oxygen from some metal oxides.
- Iron oxide is a metal oxide.
- Carbon is a metal.
- Extraction produces pure metal.
C. Short Answer
- What is metal extraction?
- What is a metal oxide?
- Why is carbon useful?
- Name one metal extracted using carbon.
- What gas is formed when carbon reacts with oxygen?
✅ Show Answer Key
A. Fill in the Blanks
- ore
- oxygen
- oxygen
- dioxide
- metal
B. True or False
- False
- True
- True
- False
- True
C. Short Answer
- Removing metal from its ore.
- A compound of metal and oxygen.
- It removes oxygen.
- Iron / zinc.
- Carbon dioxide.
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