One Way to Isolate Metals from Their Ores Is to React

question 41

Multiple Choice

One way to isolate metals from their ores is to react the metal oxide with carbon as shown in the following reaction: If 34.08 g of a metal oxide reacted with excess carbon and 4.37 L of CO₂ formed at 100°C and 1.50 atm,what is the identity of the metal?

• A)Hg
• B)Mg
• C)Cu
• D)Cd
• E)Zn

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Definitions:

Glomerular Filtrate

The fluid that is filtered from the blood through the glomeruli of the kidney during the formation of urine.

Metabolically Important Substances

Chemical compounds or elements that play crucial roles in the metabolic processes of organisms, including nutrients, enzymes, and hormones.

Glucose

Six-carbon monosaccharide; used as an energy source during cellular respiration and as a monomer of the structural polysaccharides.

Tubular Secretion

Movement of certain molecules from blood into the distal convoluted tubule of a nephron so that they are added to urine.