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What happens when a iron nail is put in mercury?
When an iron nail is placed in mercury, a reaction called amalgamation occurs. The iron atoms from the nail react with the mercury atoms, forming an alloy called an amalgam. The iron nail gets coated with a layer of amalgam, which can make the nail appear silver-like and can change its properties.
What is the definition of sodium amalgam?
Amalgam is the word for a mercury alloy. so sodium amalgam is a mixture of sodium and mercury.
What is a mixture of metal dissolved in Mercury?
Amalgam
Is a mercury alloy or amalgam considered a compound?
An amalgam is a substance formed by the reaction of some other substance, ANY substance, with mercury. Almost all metals can form amalgams with mercury, notable exceptions being iron and platinum. So the answer would depend on what you wish to amalgamate with mercury.
What is the structure of amalgum?
amalgam is formed by reaction of mercury with other metal. Na-Hg is sodium amalgam
Why iron does not react with mercury to form amalgam?
Iron can not react with mercury
What happens when a iron nail is put in mercury?
When an iron nail is placed in mercury, a reaction called amalgamation occurs. The iron atoms from the nail react with the mercury atoms, forming an alloy called an amalgam. The iron nail gets coated with a layer of amalgam, which can make the nail appear silver-like and can change its properties.
Is silver the main component of amalgam?
"Amalgam" means a solution with mercury metal as the solvent and another metal (pretty much anything but iron, which won't amalgamate) as the solute. So...mercury is the main component of amalgam.
What element is used to make amalgam?
mercury
What do you mean by amalgam?
I think amalgam means mixture of two or more different substances or essences, combining together to make a new substance
Is amalgam or composite stronger?
Amalgam
What is an amalgam restoration?
An amalgam restoration is when a tooth is repaired using amalgam. Usually, the amalgam is used to fill a hole that is found in a tooth.
What is a alloy made with mercury?
No,mercury is not an alloy. It is an element.
When an alloy contains mercury as a component metal is called an?
Amalgam is a compound cotaining mercury
What a sentence amalgam?
The amalgam of mercury was very heavy.
What is the definition of sodium amalgam?
Amalgam is the word for a mercury alloy. so sodium amalgam is a mixture of sodium and mercury.
Amalgam in a sentence?
The dentist filled my cavity with a silver amalgam.
