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Grade upto college level Engineering Entrance Exams

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

Profile image of Amit Saxena
12 Years agoGrade upto college level
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Profile image of Radhika Batra
12 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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