Question

Stainless steel is an example of a _______.

• A. compound
• B. heterogeneous mixture
• C. colloid
• D. homogeneous mixture

Answer 1

The correct option is D homogeneous mixture

Stainless steel is an alloy of the metals iron and chromium, mixed with varying amounts of elements like carbon, silicon and manganese.

Alloys are homogeneous mixtures in which a metals (solid) is uniformly mixed with other metals (solids). These metals do not chemically combine with each other.