Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Alloys and their properties

Alloys and their properties — practice question

The table lists some properties of a few steels.
(a(i))[1]

How does the percentage of carbon in the steel affect its strength?

(a(ii))[1]

State whether a relationship exists between the percentage of carbon in the steel and its melting point range. Explain your answer.

(a(iii))[1]

Which steel is the most suitable for making a bicycle chain? Explain your answer.

(b)[1]

Which diagram best shows an alloy? Circle the correct answer.

(c(i))[1]

Apart from conducting electricity, what purpose does the steel core serve?

(c(ii))[2]

Give one further use of aluminium and state a property of aluminium that makes it suitable for this use.

(d(i))[2]

Which substance is oxidised in this reaction? Explain your answer.

(d(ii))[1]

Is this reaction exothermic or endothermic? Explain your answer.

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