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Alloys made by mixing metals together often have more desirable properties than pure metals. Pure gold, for example, is very soft and easily damaged. Bronze, an alloy of copper and tin, is also harder than pure copper.
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Other metals are mixed with the main metal when making medals to improve the durability and aesthetic qualities of the medal. For example, copper is often added to gold or silver to increase their strength and make them more resistant to wear and tear. Additionally, adding other metals can also enhance the color or shine of the medal.
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What process is involved in making toys and other objects made of metals?
production
What are 2 or more metals mixed together called?
Il several metals have been mixed together it is a mixture, if that mixture is then melted so that the metals mingle at the atomic level it is an alloy. However for certain metals that have widely different melting points making an alloy by simply melting the mixture of those metals will not work (the lower melting temperature metals will melt first and separate from the mixture, in some cases one or metals might even evaporate before the higher melting temperature metals have begun to melt). For such alloys the metals must be melted in groups forming other alloys that must then be blended to create the final intended alloy.
Which two families of elements often combine to form ''salts''?
The family that combines with metals to form salts is the halogen family. There are other nonmetals that can be mixed with metals to form salts, but halogens are the most common.
Why is gold called a noble metal?
Gold is a very unreactive metal and is found in its native state in the ground, platinum and silver also behave this way. Other metals that are not of this nature are found mixed in with rocks and these are called ores.
What do you do to molten iron to get tube steel?
Iron is mixed with various other metals and non-metals according to the requirements for that particular alloy. To make a steel bicycle frame tube for example, you would probably add carbon and molybdenum.
Why is gold mixed with other metals for the olympic medals?
Pure gold is too soft, even to be used for medals.
What properties of metals allow them to be recycled?
they can be melted, mixed with other metals(alloys)
Are the olympic silver metals real silver?
yes Depends a little on what you mean by "real" silver. It's a lot of silver in them, but there is some percentage of other metals to make the silver more malleable and more suited for making medals of.
Are alloys ore of metals?
Alloys are several metals, and possibly some other substances, mixed together.
Why is silver often mixed with other metals?
because it is an harding agent
Explain why other elements are often mixed with metals to make alloys?
Alloys have improved features compared with single metals.
Is R14k real gold?
Yes, but it is not pure gold, it has other metals mixed in with it.
Why is gold always mixed with other metal to make jewelry?
If gold wasn't mixed with other metals the jewelry would be too soft to wear.
What does mix with gold?
Gold can be mixed with Mercury - formation of an amalgam; also gold can form alloys with many other metals.
Can aluminum be combined with metal?
Yes. There are several alloys where aluminium is mixed with other metals.
What are some precious metals for jewelry other than gold?
There are multiple types of gold aside from the traditional yellow gold. White gold and rose gold are commonly used in jewelry making. Other precious metals commonly found in jewelry are silver and platinum. Silver is a soft metal and is typically mixed with other metals such as copper. Platinum is much more rare than gold or silver and tends to be far more expensive.
When metal alloys such as silver and copper are melted do the metals separate from each other?
By melting alone metals that have been mixed do not separate out. They would have to be separated by chemical means. Same as making something like a cake. Easy to mix, flour, sugar and salt but very difficult to separate back. Metals unlike food can be separated but not by heat alone
