Core &
Ext. Metals: Extraction
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Ore formation
The
formation of the ore zinc oxide from
its elements
In the beginning ……………….
Zn2+
O2-
2e-
O
+
O,
oxygen gained
2e- and filled
its outer shell.
Zn(s)
The zinc, Zn, lost
electrons.
The oxygen, O, gained
electrons.
An ionic bond is formed as they are both ions now – not atoms.