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: Any [[metal]] below [[Carbon]] on the [[Reactivity Series]] can be [[Extraction of Metals|extracted]] from its by [[smelting]] with [[Carbon]].
: When the [[ore]] is [[melting|melted]] it [[Carbon]] is added and a [[Displacement Reaction|displacement reaction]] happens where the [[Carbon]] replaces the [[metal]] in the [[mineral]].
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |The [[Carbon]] [[Chemical Reaction|reacts]] with the [[mineral]] in a [[Displacement Reaction|displacement reaction]] creating usually producing [[Carbon Dioxide]] and the [[pure]] [[metal]] which is removed from the [[furnace]].
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