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What is an amalgam?

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What is an amalgam?

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Amalgam is an alloy of mercury with one or more metals. Sodium along with liquid mercury is known as sodium amalgam. Amalgam of mercury with tin, silver and zinc is widely used in dental filling.

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Chapter 7: Metallurgy - EXERCISE-7D [Page 136]

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S.P. Singh Concise Chemistry [English] Class 10 ICSE
Chapter 7 Metallurgy
EXERCISE-7D | Q 5. (i) | Page 136
Lakhmir Singh Chemistry [English] Class 10
Chapter 3 Metals and Non-metals
Exercise 3 | Q 12. | Page 230
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