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