Amalgam is a homogeneous mixture of a____________.
A
metal and metal
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B
metal and mercury
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C
metal and non-metal
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D
non-metal and non-metal
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Solution
The correct option is B
metal and mercury
An amalgam is a homogeneous mixture of a metal + mercury. In an alloy, if one of the metals is mercury then it is called amalgam. Ex:- sodium amalgam is Na + Hg.