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Name two metals which resist corrosion due to the formation of a thin, hard and impervious layer of oxide on their surface.

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Name two metals which resist corrosion due to the formation of a thin, hard and impervious layer of oxide on their surface.

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  1. Aluminium
  2. Zinc
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Chapter 3: Metals and Non-metals - Exercise 3 [Page 232]

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Lakhmir Singh Chemistry Part 2 [English] Class 10
Chapter 3 Metals and Non-metals
Exercise 3 | Q 49. (a) | Page 232

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