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the metal is rusting in the water and it realeases stuff that makes it poisoness for the sea life

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Why aluminium is not extracted from alumina by pyrometallurgical operations?

aluminium has greater tendancy to bind to oxygen than carbon,so it cannot be extracted


Why are alloys so strong?

Alloys are so strong because they will take properties from both metals, such as when you alloy Titanium and Aluminium. Aluminium will get stronger because the forces that titanium once used to attract each other is now used to attract the aluminium


Why does electropositivity first increase from boron to aluminium and then decrease down the group?

Boron is a metalloid, while aluminium is a metal. The size of the aluminium atom is much greater than boron, so electropositivity increases from boron to aluminium. But then electropositivity decreases from aluminium to thallium due to the poor shielding effect of the d10 orbital.


Why is the frame on a bike made out of alloy and not pure aluminium?

Aluminium alloys are stronger than pure aluminium, which is comparatively soft. Pure aluminium is also considered chemically reactive (thus the layer of aluminium oxide which coats the metal due to oxidation). Pure aluminium hardly exists due to its strong affinity with oxygen in air. In fact, aluminium foils and beverage cans are also alloys of aluminium, with about 92 to 99% of aluminium. So likewise, bike frames are also made of alhminium alloys because of its characteristics of being strong and lightweight.


What happens when aluminium metal is added to dilute hcl?

Al+HCl gives AlCl3+hydrogen So aluminium chloride is formed as a result.

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