Explain why pure metals can be bent and shaped, whereas alloys cannot?
In pure metals the atoms are all the same size , hence the layers of atoms can slider over each other. However, in an alloy the different size atoms distory the layers in the structure hence it is difficult for the layers to slide over each other and be shaped.
ES
Related Chemistry GCSE answers
All answers ▸What is the charge of a nucleus?
Potassium forms an ionic compound with sulfur. Describe what happens when two atoms of potassium react with one atom of sulfur. Give your answer in terms of electron transfer. Give the formulae of the ions formed.
What does Avogadro's number mean?
How do perturbations to a system affect the equilibrium position of a reaction?