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Lesson: Chapter 3 — The Structure of Matter

3.6. Metals, non-metals and metalloids 10 of 19

Question 10

Magnalium is an alloy of which two metals?

The right answer is the one marked above.

Aluminium and magnesium.

It is strong, light and resistant to corrosion — the combination that makes it useful for aircraft and vehicle parts. Magnesium's other uses are quite different: milk of magnesia as a medicine, and as a sacrificial metal to prevent corrosion elsewhere.

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