How is the method of extraction of metals high up in the reactivity series different from that for metals in the middle ? Why the same process cannot be applied for them? Explain giving equations, the extraction of sodium.
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Metals high up in reactivity series are extracted by electrolytic reduction. While those in the middle are extracted first by converting into oxide and then reducing by carbon.
1. Same method cannot be used because metals have more affinity for oxygen than carbon.
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Metals high up in reactivity series are extracted by electrolytic reduction. While those in the middle are extracted first by converting into oxide and then reducing by carbon. 1 Same method cannot be used because metals have more affinity for oxygen than carbon.
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