How can we tell which metal's ore a substance is? For example haematite is an ore of iron. How do we get to know this? Is it related to nomenclature?
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by memorising the formula
for heamatite Fe2O3 is formula
you can see that iron is the only metal there
I think it's not related to nomenclature
because heamatite comes from Greek word haima, or ema, meaning 'blood,' as it shows a blood red color when cut into thin slices
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