Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Alloys and their properties

Alloys and their properties — practice question

Steel is an alloy formed from iron. Which statement best explains why steel has a greater strength than iron?

  • ASteel contains carbon which is a very hard substance.
  • BThe carbon atoms in steel bond together very strongly.
  • CThe carbon atoms in steel make the iron atoms bond together very strongly.
  • DThe carbon atoms prevent layers of iron atoms from sliding over each other.

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