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O-LevelChemistryMetals & Reactivity5070/11 · May/June 2023 · Q261 Mark

Stainless steel is an alloy. It contains iron and more than one other element. Which elements other than iron are commonly used in stainless steel?

Acopper and chromium
Bcopper and nickel
Cnickel and carbon
Dzinc and carbon

✓ Correct answer

C: nickel and carbon

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Metals & Reactivity, O-Level Chemistry (syllabus 5070). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Chemistry, May/June 2023 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 26.

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