Displacement Reaction Lab
Select a Metal Strip and a Salt Solution. A more reactive metal will displace a less reactive metal from its solution.
Reaction with Water & Acids
Observe how different metals react with cold water, steam, or dilute HCl.
Metallurgy: Methods of Extraction
Click on the zones to see how metals are extracted based on their reactivity.
Top (K, Na, Ca, Mg, Al)
Method: Electrolytic Reduction (Electrolysis of molten chlorides/oxides)
Middle (Zn, Fe, Pb, Cu)
Method: Reduction using Carbon (Coke)
Bottom (Ag, Au)
Method: Found in Native State / Heat alone