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.
97 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Chemistry 6.1 Transition metals, alloys and corrosion, covering 6.1.1 Properties of transition metals, 6.1.2 Corrosion and its prevention, and 6.1.3 Alloys and the uses of metals. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.