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O Level Chemistry 5070 · Metals. 1 Describe the ease of obtaining metals from their ores, related to the position of the metal in the reactivity series 2 Describe the extraction of iron from hematite in the blast furnace, including symbol equations for each step, limited to: (a) the burning of carbon (coke) to provide heat and produce carbon dioxide (b) the reduction of carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide (c) the reduction of iron(III) oxide by carbon monoxide (d) the thermal decomposition of calcium carbonate / limestone to produce calcium oxide (e) the formation of slag 3 Describe the extraction of aluminium from purified bauxite / aluminium oxide, including: (a) the role of cryolite (b) why the carbon anodes need to be regularly replaced (c) the reactions at the electrodes, including ionic half-equations Details of the purification of bauxite are not required 10 Chemistry of the environment

In Cambridge O Level Chemistry 5070, Extraction of metals came up in 37 of the 72 papers on Paperstreak, for about 2 marks a paper when it does. It last came up in October/November 2025.

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50 questions, newest first

  1. 5070/11/O/N/25 Question 27 · 1 mark
  2. 5070/12/O/N/25 Question 27 · 1 mark
  3. 5070/11/M/J/25 Question 28 · 1 mark
  4. 5070/12/M/J/25 Question 28 · 1 mark
  5. 5070/11/O/N/24 Question 27 · 1 mark
  6. 5070/12/O/N/24 Question 29 · 1 mark
  7. 5070/12/O/N/24 Question 30 · 1 mark
  8. 5070/21/O/N/24 Question 2 parts (a(ii)) (c) · 3 marks
  9. 5070/22/O/N/24 Question 2 parts (a(i)) (a(iii)) (b) · 4 marks
  10. 5070/11/M/J/24 Question 31 · 1 mark
  11. 5070/12/M/J/24 Question 29 · 1 mark
  12. 5070/22/M/J/24 Question 1 part (b) · 1 mark
  13. 5070/11/O/N/23 Question 29 · 1 mark
  14. 5070/12/O/N/23 Question 29 · 1 mark
  15. 5070/11/M/J/23 Question 29 · 1 mark
  16. 5070/21/M/J/23 Question 1 part (a) · 1 mark
  17. 5070/22/M/J/23 Question 1 part (b) · 1 mark
  18. 5070/11/O/N/22 Question 33 · 1 mark
  19. 5070/12/O/N/22 Question 33 · 1 mark
  20. 5070/21/O/N/22 Question 1 part (b) · 1 mark
  21. 5070/21/O/N/22 Question 5 part (c) · 1 mark
  22. 5070/22/O/N/22 Question 1 part (d) · 1 mark
  23. 5070/22/O/N/22 Question 5 parts (d(i)) (d(iii)) · 2 marks
  24. 5070/11/M/J/22 Question 26 · 1 mark
  25. 5070/12/M/J/22 Question 17 · 1 mark
  26. 5070/21/M/J/22 Question 5 part (d) · 3 marks
  27. 5070/21/M/J/22 Question 7 part (d) · 2 marks
  28. 5070/11/O/N/21 Question 32 · 1 mark
  29. 5070/11/O/N/21 Question 34 · 1 mark
  30. 5070/12/O/N/21 Question 32 · 1 mark
  31. 5070/12/O/N/21 Question 34 · 1 mark
  32. 5070/21/O/N/21 Question 1 part (d) · 1 mark
  33. 5070/11/M/J/21 Question 31 · 1 mark
  34. 5070/11/M/J/21 Question 33 · 1 mark
  35. 5070/12/M/J/21 Question 30 · 1 mark
  36. 5070/12/M/J/21 Question 31 · 1 mark
  37. 5070/12/M/J/21 Question 33 · 1 mark
  38. 5070/21/M/J/21 Question 5 parts (e(i)) (e(ii)) (e(iii)) · 3 marks
  39. 5070/11/O/N/20 Question 31 · 1 mark
  40. 5070/12/O/N/20 Question 31 · 1 mark
  41. 5070/21/O/N/20 Question 7 parts (a(i)) (a(ii)) (a(iii)) · 3 marks
  42. 5070/22/O/N/20 Question 7 parts (a) (d) · 3 marks
  43. 5070/11/M/J/20 Question 27 · 1 mark
  44. 5070/11/M/J/20 Question 28 · 1 mark
  45. 5070/11/M/J/20 Question 30 · 1 mark
  46. 5070/12/M/J/20 Question 27 · 1 mark
  47. 5070/12/M/J/20 Question 28 · 1 mark
  48. 5070/12/M/J/20 Question 30 · 1 mark
  49. 5070/21/M/J/20 Question 2 parts (e(i)) (e(ii)) · 2 marks
  50. 5070/22/M/J/20 Question 4 parts (e(i)) (e(ii)) (f) · 3 marks

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