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An alloy in which one of the constituent metals is mercury is given which special name?
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Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Amalgam
1. An alloy is a homogeneous mixture of a metal with other metals or nonmetals.
2. When one of the metals in the alloy is mercury, it is specially called an amalgam.
3. Examples are sodium amalgam and zinc amalgam.
4. Bronze is a copper-tin alloy without mercury, so it is not an amalgam.
_Source: Balbharati (Maharashtra Board) Class 10 Science & Technology, Ch 8 "Metallurgy", p.117_
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