The highly reactive metals like sodium, potassium, magnesium, etc. Are extracted by the.

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alexandr1967 [171]2 years ago

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Metals like sodium, potassium, magnesium are extracted by electrolysis of their chlorides in molten state.

These metals are not extracted by reduction of their oxides with carbon because:

Carbon has less affinity for oxygen than these metals

Carbon is a weaker reducing agent than these metals

These metals easily form oxides with oxygen, their oxides are very stable. Affinity to the oxygen is one the greatest of all elements.

Reducing agent is element or compound who loose electrons in chemical reaction. Sodium, potassium, calcium and magnesium are very strong reducing agents because they easily loose one or two valecne electrons.

Electrolysis is a chemical methode that uses electric currents for chemical reactions.

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