The isolation of the platinum group metals
Description
The Learning About Materials resources collection presents educational resources about materials in the form of teacher's notes and photocopiable worksheets. This resource is a comprehension exercise on the solvent extraction of platinum, supported by a demonstration of the partition of iodine between two solvents.
Type of Activity
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working independently
Audience
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TeacherStudent
Age Group
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16 to 18 years
Subjects
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Industrial applicationsEveryday life applications: building/construction materialsExpositionCase studiesSupported self studyAlloysSeparation of mixturesd-block/Transition metals: electron structures and oxidation statesd-block/Transition metals and compoundsReactions involving metalsPartition equilibria