Chemistry GCSE
Alloys
What Alloys means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Mixtures of metals with small amounts of other elements added to improve strength or resistance to corrosion.
Mixtures of a metal with at least one other element, which still feature metallic bonding.
Topics that use Alloys
- Chemical bonds (AQA GCSE)
- Formulations (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Applying knowledge to unfamiliar products
- Charge balance
- Chemical bonding
- Composition and function
- Covalent bonding
- Delocalised electrons
- Designed mixtures
- Electron sharing
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