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hananubia

What are elements.
What is the application of metals and nonmetals.
Uses of aluminium.
Explaination of elements and compounds.
About metals and there uses.

These are a few of my questions.I am going through an exam right now and need major help

karthik_abiram

USES OF ALUMINIUM:-

*aluminium is effective in the construction of aircraft, railway carriages, etc

*.it is also used in making cooking utensils.

*it is also useful in making many alloys like alnico[combination of aluminium,nickel,and cobalt]

*it is also used for making electric cables as it is a good conductor of electricity.

*ammonal ,a mixture containing aluminium powder is used as explosive.

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silent_nemesis2710

Elements are substances consisting of only one kind of substance and cannot be separated into simpler substances by physical and/or chemical methods.

Aluminium is used mainly in making airplane parts and household utensils.

Compounds are substances that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by physical methods

Metals are used for making alloys, utensils, electric wires, etc. since they are good conductors of electricity.

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dkdkryry

What are elements.
What is the application of metals and nonmetals.
Uses of aluminium.
Explaination of elements and compounds.
About metals and there uses.

Elements are pure substances which consists of one kind of particles. These particles are identical in all respects, like, mass, volume, size etc.
For example; Iron is an element which consists of Iron atoms. So all Iron atoms are similar. And if you go on breaking a piece of iron (Fe) into smaller pieces ultimately you will get an Iron atom which exhibits the same property as that of other iron particles.

Metals and non-metals have different uses in different fields. For example; metals are generally used as conductor as they are good conductiors of heat and electricity. Nonmetals are generally used as insulators (except graphite) as they are poor conductor of heat and electricity.

Aluminium is cheaper than other metals and hence used for various purposes, like, making utensils, electrictric cables, sheets or foils etc.

Elements are substances made of one kind of atoms. Compounds are the substances made up of two or more elements or atoms.
For example; Aluminium is an element

Aluminium Chloride (AlCl3) is made up of Aluminium and chlorine

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