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There are 3 main ways '''extraction of metals''' takes place:
*None - [[Element]]s below [[Hydrogen]] are found [[Native]] which means the [[metal]] [[element]] can be found not as part of a [[compound]].
*[[Smelting]] - [[Element]]s above [[Hydrogen]] but below [[Carbon]] are found in [[mineral]]s, which are [[metal]] [[compound]]s so they need to be [[Extraction of Metals|extracted]] by using [[Carbon]] to [[Displacement Reaction|displace]] the [[metal]] from the [[compound]].*[[Electrolysis]] - [[Element]]s above [[Carbon]] are found in [[metal]] [[compoundmineral]]s but they cannot be [[Extraction of Metals|extracted]] with [[Carbon]] because [[Carbon]] is less [[Reactivity|reactive]] than those [[metal]]s so we use [[electrolysis]] to [[Extraction of Metals|extract]] them.
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