Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Alloys and their properties

Alloys and their properties — practice question

Mild steel is made up mainly of iron. Rusting of mild steel can be prevented using a process known as galvanising. Copper is not a particularly strong metal. However, when it is combined with a suitable metal, a strong alloy called brass is formed. Which of the statements is correct?

  • ACopper corrodes very quickly when wet and brass does not.
  • BCopper is mixed with zinc to produce brass.
  • CGalvanising mild steel changes it from a pure metal into an alloy.
  • DWhen a steel object is galvanised this means it is coated with a thin layer of tin.

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