Purpose of alloy formation is to:

improve the malleability of metals

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increase the hardness of metal

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increase its resistance to corrosion

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all of the above

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Solution

The correct option is C all of the above
Various properties of metals like malleability, ductility, strength, hardness, resistance to corrosion, appearance etc can be improved by mixing other metals with it.

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Due to corrosion, physical properties of metals such as malleability, ductility, and hardness are lost.

Choose the correct alternative:

(a) Alloys of metals usually have (greater/less) resistivity than that of their constituent metals.

(b) Alloys usually have much (lower/higher) temperature coefficients of resistance than pure metals.

(d) The resistivity of a typical insulator (e.g., amber) is greater than that of a metal by a factor of the order of (10²²/10³).

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