Recycling Precious Metals & Cell Phone Reuse and Recycling Discussion

I’m studying and need help with a Chemistry question to help me learn.

Recycling Precious Metals

3 pages

Follow APA (6th editon) format for the paper, title page, references page, and in-text citations.

Mining metals from smart phones is associated with environmental and political problems on a global scale. In this assignment, you have launched a political campaign calling for a law to make the recycling of precious metals from mobile phones mandatory, and you are about to engage in a debate with your staunchest opponent. You will research the topic and compose your opening speech for the debate.

Step 1. Imagine

Imagine you have launched a campaign supporting the position that the recycling of precious metals from smart phones should be required by law. You are about to engage in a debate with your staunchest opponent.

Step 2. Prepare

In preparation for the debate, investigate the science of traditional metal extraction techniques with reference to ionic bonding. Focus on the traditional smelting techniques used for less reactive metals and the traditional electrolysis techniques used for more reactive metals.

Compare the energy costs of mining precious metals against the cost of recycling them from mobile phones. Include other points about cell phone recycling that strengthen your case.

Step 3. Compose

Using what you have learned from your research, write an opening speech to be delivered during the debate in which you will make the case that the recycling of precious metals from smart phones should be required by law. Your speech should anticipate points likely to be made by your opponent, along with your planned rebuttal for each point.