Tag: chemical bonding and structure

a. An increasing or decreasing temperature doesn't affect mass. Mass is the amount of matter in an object whereas temperature is the human sense of kinetic energy of matter. Thermal energy is very, very, very small, so no, it is not measurable as mass.

b. Plasma is the fourth state of matter. Plasma is an ionized gas, a gas into which sufficient energy is provided to free electrons from atoms or molecules and to allow both species, ions and electrons, to coexist.

c. An alloy is a homogeneous mixture of 2 or more metals or metal with 2 or more semi-metals.

d. It is homogeneous because the additions take place in the liquid state, so the atoms mingle with each other and mix thoroughly.

An alloy is a material composed of two or more metals or a metal and a nonmetal. An alloy may be a solid solution of the elements (a single phase), a mixture of metallic phases (two or more solutions) or an intermetallic compound with no distinct boundary between the phases. Solid solution alloys give a single solid phase microstructure, while partial solutions exhibit two or more phases that may or may not be homogeneous in distribution, depending on the thermal (heat treatment) history of the material. An inter-metallic compound has one other alloy or pure metal embedded within another pure metal.

The term alloy is used to describe a mixture of atoms in which the primary constituent is a metal. The primary metal is called the base, the matrix, or the solvent.

Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 is correct and Statement 2 is the correct explanation of Statement 1.

Tinning is the process of thinly coating sheets of wroughtiron or steel with tin, and the resulting product is known as tinplate. While once more widely used, the primary use of tinplate now is the manufacture of tin cans. Formerly, tinplate was used for cheap pots, pans and other holloware. It has an extremely beautiful metallic luster as well as excellent properties in corrosion resistance, solderability, and weldability. 

A fusible alloy is a metal alloy capable of being easily fused, i.e. easily meltable, at relatively low temperatures. The most widely used fusible alloys contain high percentages of bismuth, combined with lead, tin, cadmium, indium and other metals. Bismuth has an impact on the melting point, as well as the growth and shrinkage characteristics of the alloys.

Bronze is an alloy consisting primarily of copper, commonly with about 12% tin and often with the addition of other metals (such as aluminium, manganese, nickel or zinc) and sometimes non-metals or metalloids such as arsenic, phosphorus or silicon.

Silica also known as silicon dioxide. It is found in nature as quartz, sand or opal. Silica more so than almost any material exists in many crystalline forms called polymorphs. Silica in the form of sand is used as ingredient in sand casting.

Alloys are metallic materials consisting of two or more elements combined in such a way that they cannot be readily separated by physical means. More than 90% of metals used are in the form of alloys.

An alloy is a mixture of two or more metals. Thus, it is solid in solid.