Precision surgical instruments and luxury watch casings made from carbon steel are often electroplated with a thin layer of nickel, which is a transition metal.
State two reasons why these carbon steel items are electroplated with nickel.
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.