Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
2012
No. 1
Success Criteria State that metals as solids have high melting and boiling points, are malleable and good conductors of heat and electricity Define alloys: Mixture of a metal and a few other elements Draw a labelled diagram to show the structure of a metal and an alloy
State and explain the preferred use of alloys over the pure metal Relate the properties of alloys to its use
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Malleable (can be hammered into shapes without breaking) Ductile (can be drawn into wires)
Metal
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delocalised electrons
Metallic bonding is the force of attraction between _______________ ions and positive metal the delocalised ____________ electrons.
Positive ions
When a potential difference is applied across the metal, the electrons move towards the direction of the positive terminal.
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Alloys
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Alloys
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Uses of Alloys
Brass : Copper + Zinc Uses: Coins and musical instruments Reason: does not corrode easily; Looks like gold Stainless steel: iron + carbon + chromium + nickel
Chromium and nickel is introduced to improve resistance to corrosion.
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Uses of Mild Steel Steel Alloys Uses: Car bodies and machineries
Reason: Hard, strong and malleable High Carbon Steel Uses: Cutting and boring tools Reason: Strong but brittle (* as the amount of carbon added increases, the strength of the alloy increases but the alloy will be more brittle as the layer of atoms are unable to slide easily)
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Properties of Metals Cooking pots are sometimes made of copper. Explain why copper is used for this purpose.
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Properties of metals
Aluminium is even more often used for cooking pots than copper. State one reason for this. Aluminium is lighter than copper.
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Steel (2)
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