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Chemistry of Metals and Alloys

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Review the physical and chemical properties of various metals and their common alloys. This collection covers industrial applications, metallurgical processes, and practical uses of elements like silicon and boron. Practice these questions to strengthen your chemistry fundamentals for exams.

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Chemistry of Metals and Alloys Questions

Multiple choice commercial applications treasure under the ground conservation of mineral resources distribution and conservation of mineral resources indian mineral and power resources

Which one of the following is a metal?

  1. Sugar

  2. Sweet

  3. Iron

  4. Tea
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Metals are the elements. In the options given here only iron is an element rest all are compound or mixture. A metal is one which has shiny appearance, malleable, ductile and hard. Metals are arranged on the left hand side of the periodic table.

Multiple choice commercial applications treasure under the ground conservation of mineral resources distribution and conservation of mineral resources indian mineral and power resources

choose the odd one out.

  1. Brass

  2. Bronze

  3. Copper

  4. Steel
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
  • Copper, Brass, and Bronze, otherwise known as the “Red Metals” 
  • Brass is mainly an alloy that consists of copper with zinc added.
  • Bronze is an alloy that consists primarily of copper with the addition of other ingredients. In most cases, the ingredient added is typically tin, but arsenic, phosphorus, aluminum, manganese, and silicon.
  • Steel is different from others.
Multiple choice

the science of working with metals

  1. Alloy

  2. sanskrit

  3. metallurgy

  4. Vedic
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Metallurgy is the branch of science and technology concerned with the properties of metals and their production and purification. An alloy is a mixture of metals, but not the science itself.

Multiple choice

the science of working with metals

  1. Alloy

  2. sanskrit

  3. metallurgy

  4. Vedic
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Metallurgy is the branch of science and technology concerned with the properties of metals and their production and purification.

Multiple choice

The metal present in the haemoglobin is __.

  1. Copper

  2. Aluminum

  3. Zinc

  4. Iron
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Hemoglobin is an iron-containing oxygen-transport metalloprotein in the red blood cells of almost all vertebrates. Each subunit contains a heme group with an iron atom at its center.

Multiple choice

Tin

  1. Ti

  2. Sb

  3. Sn

  4. Tn
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The chemical symbol for tin is Sn, which comes from its Latin name stannum. Ti is the symbol for titanium, Sb is for antimony, and Tn is not a valid element symbol.

Multiple choice

Pb

  1. iron

  2. promethium

  3. lead

  4. platinum
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The chemical symbol Pb represents lead, derived from the Latin word plumbum. Iron is represented by Fe, promethium by Pm, and platinum by Pt.

Multiple choice

Hg

  1. mercury

  2. iron

  3. gold

  4. potassium
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The chemical symbol Hg stands for mercury, which originates from the Greek word hydrargyrum meaning liquid silver. Iron is represented by Fe, gold by Au, and potassium by K.

Multiple choice

Ag

  1. silver

  2. gold

  3. platinum

  4. mercury
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The chemical symbol Ag represents silver, coming from the Latin word argentum. Gold is represented by Au, platinum by Pt, and mercury by Hg.

Multiple choice

Zn

  1. zinc

  2. zircon

  3. zodiac

  4. tin
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The chemical symbol Zn represents zinc, a transition metal. Zircon is a mineral, zodiac is not a chemical term, and tin is Sn.

Multiple choice

Copper

  1. Cu

  2. Cp

  3. Co

  4. Cr
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Copper is represented by the chemical symbol Cu, which comes from its Latin name cuprum. Co is the symbol for cobalt, Cr is for chromium, and Cp is not a standard element symbol.

Multiple choice

Ni

  1. nickel

  2. niobium

  3. neptunium

  4. nobelium
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The chemical symbol Ni represents nickel. Niobium is represented by Nb, neptunium by Np, and nobelium by No.

Multiple choice

Cr

  1. cobalt

  2. carbon

  3. chromium

  4. cadmium
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The chemical symbol Cr represents chromium. Cobalt is represented by Co, carbon by C, and cadmium by Cd.