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Metallurgy Route Chooser

Pick a metal and see the correct extraction route.

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Extraction method
Roasting/Calcination → reduction with carbon
Example
ZnO + C → Zn + CO
Note
Then refined by electrolysis
Metal in solution — displacement & electron lossExtraction method: Roasting/Calcination → reduction with carbon
e⁻ transfersalt solutionZinc / Iron (medium)

The position of a metal in the reactivity series decides how it is extracted from its ore.

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