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O-LevelChemistryMetals & Reactivity5070/11 · Oct/Nov 2019 · Q281 Mark

Tin is a metal between iron and lead in the reactivity series. Which method is used for the extraction of tin from its ores?

Aelectrolysis of the molten ore
Bheat alone
Cheat with aluminium powder
Dheat with carbon

✓ Correct answer

D: heat with carbon

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Metals & Reactivity, O-Level Chemistry (syllabus 5070). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Chemistry, Oct/Nov 2019 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 28.

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