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Why are alloys of metals used for more applications than pure metallic elements?
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∙ 8y ago
Alloys are harder, the different sized atoms make it harder for the atoms to slide past each other when the metal is under stress or when being manipulated therefore making it much more rigid. For example steel is comprised of carbon and iron. In pure iron all the atoms are the same size which allows the them to slide past each other considerably more easily than in steel which is comprised of at least 2 different elements with different sized atoms.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 8y agoMixing metals to form alloys allows us to 'fine tune' their properties. The alloy can have properties which are better than any of their constituents. Many alloys are harder than pure metals. An alloy of tin and lead melts more easily than either metal, and was used as solder. The commonest alloys are the steels, which consist of iron with a controlled amount of carbon, and possibly some of many other metals too. Depending on the ingredients, steels can be harder or softer, have different melting points and different resistances to corrosion.
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Are there are more nonmetallic elements than metallic elements?
No. There are much more metallic elements than non metallic elements. All of Group 1, 2 and 5 are metals. All of the transition metals (inc. Lanthanides and Actinides) are metals. Also, most elements in group 6 and 7 are metals.
Do the transition elements display metallic or non metallic properties?
The transition elements are metals. As with all metals, the transition elements are both ductile and malleable, and conduct electricity and heat.
Elements that generally have a shiny or metallic luster?
metals
What types of atoms compose each type of compound only metals only nonmetals or both?
For "only metals" the answer is alloys or intermetallic compounds, formed of course from atom of metals - the bonds are of metallic type.All other chemical compounds contain atoms of chemical elements, metals or nonmetals.
Formed by metals?
Metals forms several compounds under various conditions. They will form metallic salts. They will also form alloys when combined with other metals.
What elements are in alloys?
Alloys are made from a mixture of metals that are usually melted together. In this way brass, pewter, bronze are made. An amalgam which is also an alloy, is easier to make because mercury is a liquid at room temperature and metals dissolve in it.
What alkali metal is diatomic?
No metals form molecules; they only exist as ionic compounds or metallic elements or alloys.
Where is a metallic bond found?
A metallic bond exist in metals and alloys.
Are most elements metallic or nonmetallic?
The metals outnumber the non-metals by a good margin.
Are alloys considered rocks?
NoAlloys are mixtures of metallic elements or metals with other elements (steel is an alloy that can be a mixture of iron and carbon).Rocks are minerals, these are components of the earth and need not contain any metallic elements at all.
Metals include elements and alloys?
Alloys contain metals but also nonmetals.
What metals are elements?
All pure metals are chemical elements; alloys are not elements.
What are mixed metals?
Mixing metals we can obtain alloys or inter-metallic compounds.
What are metals called with more than one metallic element?
alloys
Is an element a characteristic of metal?
All metals except alloys of metals are elements, but not all elements are metals.
Is a metal?
"Metallic" is not a metal. But elements that are metals, are metallic.
Where are the most metallic elements?
Group 1 or alkali metals are the most metallic elements.
