Help! could someone please explain the process of smelting?
smelting is a redox reaction where the positive metal ion is supplied with electrons to reduce it back to the atom. the electrons either come by adding electricity, or by adding a reducing agent loser of electrons like carbon ======== physical properties of metals allow metals to be extracted from their ores with iron, it melts & can be separated from solid slag impurities with aluminum it plates out as a solid onto the cathode of an elecrolysis cell, the electrode can then just be pulled out & away from the rest http://en.wikipedia.
