alleryStart learning →Steel is used to make bridges and railway tracks. Steel is mainly iron mixed with a little of what?
AWater
BCarbon
CCommon salt
DRiver sand
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Carbon
Steel is an alloy of iron with a small amount of carbon, which makes it harder than pure iron.
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