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Is iron nail element or a compound?
Nails are made from iron alloys (steels).
Why are nails made of iron but they never made of barium or phosphorus?
Phosphorus breaks easily and barium is also fairly weak. Iron nails are already not that strong, but their weight and strength are sufficient.
Is ordinairy nails an alloy?
Normally nails aren't made of an alloy however they are galvanized, this means they have a coating of a less reactive metal such as Zinc as to prevent rusting of the nails. Nails are normally made out of iron.
Can magnets attract iron filings?
Yes A magnet would help you separate a mixture of iron nails and iron screws because the magnet when you wave it over the iron nails it will pick them up and then you just wipe them off the magnet with a paper towel and then your iron screws are separated Answer: NO!!!! The magnet would pick up nails and screws equally if they were both made of iron and were the same weight. A magnet would pick up something lighter more easily, but unless all of your nails were one weight and all of your nails were another weight, the magnet would not be able to separate them.
What is the effect of acidity on iron nails?
Very acidic chemicals can melt iron nails.
What are iron nails?
iron nails are nails made up of iron
What does it mean to be as tough as nails?
Nails are made of iron. If you are as tough as iron then you are really tough.
Do steel wiredrawing plants make horseshoe nails?
Steel wiredrawing plants manufacture horseshoe nails
What are wood nails made out of?
Carpet nails are generally made of mild steel.
What are shoe nails?
Horseshoe nails are the nails that a farrier uses to fix the shoe to the hoof. Making horseshoe nails used to be the main form of industry in Belper, Derbyshire.
Why do you get nails?
Nails made from Iron will try to return to a simpler state such as Iron Oxide or rust
Nails are made of plastic?
For finger nails :no,the other nails are iron , copper, etc but not plastic
What are bulding nails made out of?
Iron or steel.
Iron nails can be made into magnets because of their?
Iron is a magnetic metal.
Which nails if made into a ring will ward off bad luck?
Horse shoe nails made into a ring are supposed to ward evil. They are made of iron and it is the iron that has the warding property.
Are most nails non ferrous?
A ferrous object is one that contains iron. Most nails are iron or steel (an iron alloy). Some nails are made of brass, which would be non-ferrous.
Is iron nail element or a compound?
Nails are made from iron alloys (steels).
