Which of the following metals is used in electroplating to make objects appear shining?

iron

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copper

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chromium

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aluminium

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The correct option is A chromium
Chromium is a lustrous, brittle, hard metal. Its colour is silver-grey and it can be highly polished.

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Q. Question 6
Which of the following metals is used in electroplating to make objects appear shining?

(a) Iron
(b) Copper
(c) Chromium
(d) Aluminium

Q) Instead of taking the trouble of electroplating metals with chromium for making car parts , taps , cycle parts , etc., why are these objects not made up of chromium itself ?

A) This is because chromium is a very expensive metals . It is a metal which does not rust is resistant from scratches and has a shiny appearance . If we use chromium it will be a huge loss and it also be wastage of the resource chromium thus it is preferable to use chromium only for electroplating objects.

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Q. Electroplating is a very useful process widely used in industry for coating metal objects with a thin layer of :

Why do we use chromium metal for electroplating over objects made of cheaper metals?
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Which of the following metals is used in electroplating to make objects appear shining?

The correct option is A chromiumChromium is a lustrous, brittle, hard metal. Its colour is silver-grey and it can be highly polished.

The correct option is A chromium
Chromium is a lustrous, brittle, hard metal. Its colour is silver-grey and it can be highly polished.