What is the name of the alloy which is obtained after mixing mercury with another metal?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Amalgam
An amalgam is an alloy in which mercury is one of the metals. Mercury dissolves many metals, such as silver, tin, gold and sodium, to form amalgams; dental amalgam, used to fill teeth, is mercury mixed with silver, tin and copper.