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List the uses of copper.

Important Questions on Making Use of Metals

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Give one use each of copper and aluminium.
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Which of the properties of metals is utilised in the following instances?

-Aluminium utensils are utilised for cooking.

-Copper is used for making vessels.

-Gold wires are used in making jewellery. 

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Give reasons why copper is used to make hot water tanks and not steel (an alloy of iron).

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The process in which metal oxide is reduced to metal is called:
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Copper has higher electrical conductivity than that of silver.

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Give four uses of zinc.
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List out the uses of zinc.
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Represent the union of two sets by Venn diagram for each of the following.

X={x | x is a prime number between 80 and 100}

Y={y | y is an odd number between 90 and 100}

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Mention the uses of zinc.
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Explain the following:

Aluminium metal is frequently used as reducing agent for the extraction of metals such as Cr, Mn, Fe, etc.

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Which metal is powdered, suspended in oils as a paint for mirrors?
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State one use of aluminium. 
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Zinc-amalgam contains zinc and aluminium.
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Why aluminium is used for wrapping of food items?

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List out the characteristics of this metal based on its property.

Reflectors.

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Aluminium deposited as vapour on glass forms a good mirror, essentially because:
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Mention four uses of copper.
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Cotyledons are also called-
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Al wires are used as electric cables due to their silvery-white colour.
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Mention the uses of aluminium.