Many surgical instruments and cutlery items are manufactured from stainless steel, which is an alloy of iron containing chromium and nickel, rather than pure iron.
State why stainless steel is preferred over pure iron for these applications.
Practise Edexcel GCSE Chemistry Transition metals, alloys and corrosion with exam-style questions for Foundation and Higher tier. 97 questions, matched to the Edexcel GCSE Chemistry (1CH0) specification and written in Paper 1 and Paper 2 style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.
