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Explain how the difficulty of extracting metals from their ores is influenced by their position in the reactivity series.

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Explain how the difficulty of extracting metals from their ores is influenced by their position in the reactivity series

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Reactivity Series and Metal Extraction

The reactivity series ranks metals from most reactive to least reactive. Metals like potassium and sodium are at the top, while gold and platinum are at the bottom.

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    State the method used to extract sodium from its ore.

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