Chemistry in the Community1C.1 Making Decisions:
Metal Resources, Production and Uses
This assignment must be typed and turned in as a hard copy with your name on it. You must work on this on your own. You can use the internet to find the answers to the questions and the websites listed at the bottom might help also. You do not need to retype the question….just the answer with the heading I have listed (bolded word/words). I know the answers to each so make sure to do the research and not just write whatever. In addition # 12 (not listed in the book) must be the list of the websites you used to collect all your answers.
1)Abundance: you can answer Rare, Low, Fair, Vary or Unknown
2)Deposits: countries/continents where large deposits are found
3)Ores: name of the ore where your metal is generally found…some low reactivity metals may not exist as ores so write NA (not applicable)
4)Mining: examples of answers include-strip, open pit, underground, dredging…you can have more than one if that is the case
5)Processing: examples of answers include-electrometallurgy, smelting, flotation, roasting, leaching, chlorination, concentrating, pelletizing, electrolysis, blasting, ion exchange, reduction with metal
6)Energy for processing: examples of answers include-chemical, thermal, mechanical, electrical
7)Form for transportation: list the name of the substance your metal is in during transport
8)Properties: list a total of 5 properties with at least one chemical and one physical
9)Uses: List at least 3 most common uses
10)Property for uses: see explanation in book
11)Demand Met: Yes, No, uncertain
12)List of References: List all websites you used to get answers ……I have listed some places for you to get started!
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Names of Metal to research / Period 1 individual(s) / Period 3 individual(s)Aluminum / Ramirez / Aguirre
Chromium / Ugas / Armstrong
Cobalt / Shulkin / Bryan
Copper / Burns, Vazquez / Carter, Cunniff
Gold / Byerley / x
Iron / Cabrera / x
Lead / Contreras / x
Magnesium / Day / Castellano
Manganese / Beeson, Burchfield / Sandoval, Xia
Molybdenum / Gatley / De Anda
Nickel / Kent, Acuna / Gomez, Hong
Niobium / Higgins / Hemsley
Platinum / X / Gonzaz
Rhenium / Hernandez / Houck
Selenium / Ledesma / Jasso
Tin / Miller / D’Angelo
Tungsten / Mora / Serrano
Vanadium / Kabuye / Sherwood
Zinc / Sarmiento, Fabian / Mejia, Perez