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| A metal so unreactive it is found uncombined with other elements. |
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| A rock containing enough of a metal or metal compound to make it worth extracting. |
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| A chemical process which involves removing oxygen from a metal compound. |
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| A chemical compound containing a metal combined with oxygen. |
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| The main or from which iron is extracted. |
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| The form of carbon used as a fuel and reducing agent in a blast furnace. |
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| Iron with about 4% carbon produced in a blast furnace. |
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| An alloy of iron and carbon |
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| A mixture of a metal with other metallic or non-metallic elements. |
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| A steel with less than 0.25% carbon. Easily shaped. |
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| A hard steel with over 1.5% carbon. Used for tools etc. |
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| An alloy of iron carbon and chromium |
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| An alloy of copper and zinc |
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| An alloy of copper and tin. |
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| Alloys with special properties such as Shape Memory Alloys. |
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| The block of metals between group 2 and 3 in the Periodic Table. |
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| The method of extracting copper or aluminium by passing electricity through molten ore or a solution of the ore. |
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| The reaction of metals with oxygen from the air. |
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| The mass of a given volume of a substance , usually 1cm3 |
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| A variable that can have any value. |
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