Antimony, when alloyed with lead, improves its ___ .

Hardness and strength

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Conductivity

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Resistivity

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None of the above

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Solution

The correct option is A
Hardness and strength

Alloys increase the strength of the element. Lead is a soft metal, thus needs to be alloyed with antimony.

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