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By allowing a metal with mercury (to form amalgam), the chemical activity of the metal is (A) Increased (B) Decreased (C) May be increased or decreased (D) None



      By allowing a metal with mercury (to form amalgam), the chemical activity of the metal is  


        (A)    Increased


        (B)    Decreased


        (C)    May be increased or decreased


(D)    None


Grade:upto college level

1 Answers

Radhika Batra
247 Points
10 years ago

May be increased or decreased e.g., Na−Hg (Sodium amalgam) is less reactive than Na metal, but Al−Hg (Aluminium amalgam) is more reactive than Al metal.

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