Chapter 8: Manufacture Substance in Industry 8.1 Alloy and Its Important
Chapter 8: Manufacture Substance in Industry 8.1 Alloy and Its Important
2. The atoms in metal are orderly arranged in layers to form a three-dimensional crystal lattice.
3. Force of attraction between the atom are very strong, thus a large amount of energy is required to
overcome the forces.
4. Thus pure metal have high melting and boiling point.
b)Malleable
There are some empty spaces in between the atoms. When a metal is knocked or presses,
groups of atoms may slide and then settle into new positions.
8.1.2 Alloy
1) Mixture of two or more elements with a certain fixed composition in which the major component
is a metal.
2) The aim of making alloys are:
a) To increase the strength and hardness of a pure metal
b) To increase the resistance to corrosion of a pure metal
c) To improve the appearance of a pure metal
Why alloy (example steel) is harder than pure metal (example iron)?
The atomic sizes of iron atom and carbon atom in steel are not the same. The present of these different
atoms disrupts the orderly arrangement of pure iron metal. So layers of atom will not slide over one
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another easily when a force is applied. Thus alloy is harder than pure metal.
To Compare The Hardness of a Pure Metal and Its Alloy
The copper wire in an electric cable can be easily bent by hand. A one-cent coin made of an alloy of
copper with zinc cannot be bent easily.
Referring to the above situation, plan a laboratory experiment to investigate the effect of alloy formation on
the hardness of a metal. Your planning must include the
i. Statement of problem
ii. All the variable
iii. List of substances and apparatus
iv. Hypothesis
v. Procedure
vi. Tabulation of data
Answer:
Ruler
Weight
Retort stand
Steel ball bearing
Brass/Copper block
Statement of the problem : Is brass harder than copper?
Manipulated variable : Copper block and brass block
Responding variable : The size/diameter of the dent
Constant variable : Mass of weight, height of weight
Materials and apparatus : Brass block and copper block, ruler, 1 kg weight, retort stand and clamp,
thread, steel ball bearing and cellophane tape.
Hypothesis : The copper block will has a bigger diameter of dent than brass block when a
weight is hit on the steel ball bearing on it. // Brass is harder than Copper.
Procedure:
1. A steel ball bearing is attached to the surface of the brass block using a cellophane tape.
2. Using thread, the 1 kg weight is held 1 metre from the surface of the brass block.
3. Released the weight to hit the steel ball.
4. Measure the diameter of dent formed on the surface of brass block by using a ruler.
5. Repeated this activity 3 times to get the average diameter of dent.
6. Repeat step 1 to 5 by replacing brass block with copper block.
7. The diameter of dent on each block are observed and recorded in a table.
Observation:
Type of block Diameter of the dent (cm)
1 2 3 Average
Brass
Copper
Conclusion: The smaller the diameter of the dent, the harder and stronger is the material. Hypothesis is
accepted.
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Composition, properties and uses of alloys
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8.2 Composition of Glass and Its Uses
Glass
1. Glass is normally referred to a transparent, shiny substance that breaks rather easily.
2. Major component of glass is silica or silicon dioxide, SiO2 which can be found in sand.
3. Common properties: Transparent, hard but brittle, impermeable to liquid, heat insulator, electrical
insulator, chemically inert.
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8.3 Composition of Ceramics and its Uses
3. General properties: hard and strong, brittle (break easily), chemically inert, does not corrode, heat
insulator, electrical insulator, has high thermal resistant.
4. The atoms in ceramics are bonded by strong covalent bonds and ionic bonds. Hence, ceramics only
melts at very high temperatures, are hard and resistant to compression.
5. When force is applied, the atoms in ceramics cannot slide over each other because these atoms are
strongly bonded in indefinite arrangement.
6. The energy from the force will be used to break the bonds between the atoms.
7. Hence, ceramic is brittle and weak towards stretching
8. Electrons in ceramics cannot move freely to conduct electricity or heat.
9. Traditional ceramics are made from clay such as kaolin which is rich in kaolinite (hydrated
aluminium silicate, Al2O3.2SiO2.2H2O).
10. Traditional ceramics used to make bricks, pottery, bowl and crockery.
11. Advanced ceramics are made from inorganic compounds such as oxides, carbides and nitrides.
12. Advanced ceramics have higher resistance to heat and abrasion, more chemically inert and have
superconductivity properties.
13. Advanced ceramic is used to make cutting disc, tungsten carbides ring and break disc.
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8.4 Composite Materials and its Importance
1. A composite material is a structural material that is formed by combining two or more non-
homogenous substances, that is matrix substance and strengthening substance.
Cellulose fibres
Lignin
Lignin Cellulose fibres Wood
2. Both components of a composite material have different physical and chemical properties which will has
better properties than the original components.
3. Examples: Reinforced concrete, optical fibre, superconductors and fibreglass and photochromic glass.
Reinforced concrete
1. Concrete is a composite material which consists of a mixture of stones, chips and sand bound
together by cement. It is strong but brittle and weak in tensile strength.
2. Steel is strong in tensile strength.
3. Concrete: matrix substance, Steel: strengthening substance
4. When concrete is reinforced with steel wire netting or steel rods, the resulting combination is a very
tough (harder) material with high tensile strength. This material is known as reinforced concrete.
5. Uses: bridges, dams and buildings.
Concrete alone is not strong enough
Reinforce concrete
Superconductors
1. Superconductor is capable of conducting electricity without any electrical resistance when they are
cooled to an extremely low temperature.
2. Ceramic superconductor – substances that can conduct electricity with zero resistance.
3. Example is yttrium barium copper oxide, YBCO.
4. Most of the superconductors are alloys of metal compounds or ceramics of metal oxides.
5. Characteristics: zero electrical resistance, light, strong magnetic force.
6. Used in Maglev train, computer parts, generators, transformers, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
(NMR), Magnetic Resonance Imagine (MRI), particle accelerator.
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Optical Fibre
1. Fibre optic cable consists of three layers.
2. Innermost layer core: silica glass fibre (strengthening substance), second layer: glass or plastic
(matrix substance), outermost layer: plastic as protective coating (matrix substance)
3. It transmits data, voice and images in a form of light and in digital format over long distances
without distortion and loss of signal, using light waves that pass through the fibre.
4. It used to replace copper wire in long distance telephone lines, in mobile phones, video cameras and
to link computers within local area network (LAN).
Fibre glass
1. Glass is hard, strong and has relatively high density but is relatively brittle.
2. Plastic is elastic, flexible with low density but not that strong
3. Fibreglass is produced when plastic (matrix substance) is strengthened with glass fibres
(strengthening substance).
4. Fibreglass has high tensile strength can be easily coloured, moulded and shaped, inert to chemical
and is low in density. It can be made into thin layers, yet very strong.
5. Used to make water storage tanks, badminton rackets, helmets, printed circuit board, car bodies such
as bumper or F1 car bodies.
Photochromic Glass
1. Photochromic glass is formed when glass (matrix substance) is combined with silver chloride, AgCl,
and copper (I) chloride, CuCl (strengthening substance).
2. When exposed to light, photochromic glass darkens and clears up when the rays are removed.
3. Silver atom will form when exposed to sunlight and so Ag atom prevents the passage of light.
4. In dim light, copper (I) chloride, CuCl in photochromic glass catalyses the reverse process so that
glass become transparent again.
5. Photochromic glass will absorb ultraviolet ray thus protects users from ultraviolet ray.
6. Used in vehicle windows, building windows, camera lenses, spectacles and eyes glasses.
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Chapter 8: Manufacture Of Substances In Industry
1) Diagram below shows the arrangement of atoms in two types of copper alloy.
Copper
atom
Alloy X
Bronze
a) State the meaning of alloy.
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[1 mark]
b) State the name of alloy X
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
[1 mark]
c) State the name of atom M.
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[1 mark]
d) i) What is the difference in terms of hardness between bronze and pure copper?
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[1 mark]
ii) Complete table below to show the differences in terms of size and arrangement of atoms in bronze
and pure copper.
Difference Bronze Pure copper
Size of atoms
Arrangement of atoms
[2 marks]
i) Describe what happens to the atoms when a force is applied to a bronze and pure copper.
Bronze : ………………………………………………………………………………
Pure copper : ………………………………………………………………………………
[2 marks]
e) Pewter is also an example of an alloy. State one use of pewter.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
[1 mark]
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f) Table below three manufactured substances in industry A, B and C and their uses.
Manufactured substances in uses
industry
A To make glass cooking ware
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i) State the main component of the glass.
Johor
.........………………………………………………………………………………………..
[1 mark]
ii) State one main characteristics of the borosilicate glass.
.........………………………………………………………………………………………..
[1 mark]
iii) State one use of the borosilicate glass in daily life.
.........………………………………………………………………………………………..
[1 mark]
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b) Diagram below shows a helmet that is wear by motorist for their safety.
Material Y
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3) The table below shows the manufactured substances in industry A and B and their respective
2021 uses.
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Substances Uses
A To make bricks and potteries
B To make brake disc and cutting disc
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SBP
Gold bar 50 g 50 g
916 999
Silver
Arrangement
of atoms
Aurum Aurum
Lens for spectacle A is made from fused silica glass while lens for spectacle B is made from
photochromic glass which turns dark when exposed to sunlight.
i) State two photochromic material used in spectacle lenses B.
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[2 marks]
ii) State the advantage of the photochromic glass.
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[1 mark]
b) The diagram below shows a Maglev train. This electric train can reach speeds of up to 581 km/h.
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6) The table below shows two types of glass and their composition.
a) The diagram below shows a pot. The cover of the pot is made from a type of glass.
State the glass in table above which can be used to make the cover of the pot. Explain your
answer.
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[2 marks]
b) The table below shows the particulars of two different types of manufactured substances in the
industries.
Manufactured substances Name of the products Components
M Reinforced concrete Cement, sand, small pebbles
and steel
N Silicon carbide Silicone and carbon
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7) The table below shows two types of glass and their composition
a) The diagram above shows a pot. The cover of the pot is made from a type of glass.
State the glass in table above which can be used to make the cover of the pot. Explain your
answer.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
[2 marks]
b) The table below shows the particulars of two different types of manufactured substances in the
industries.
Manufactured substances Name of the products Components
M Reinforced concrete Cement, sand, small pebbles
and steel
N Silicon carbide Silicone and carbon
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8) a) The diagram below shows two types of substances that are frequently used in the construction
of high-rise building.
SPM
2021
Material A Material B
i) State the types of material A and material B. [2 marks]
ii) Explain, in terms of arrangement of atoms, why material B is more suitable to make railway
tracks. [4 marks]
b) Table below shows five different manufactured substances in industry, V, W, X, Y and Z and their
uses.
Manufactured substances in industry Uses
V To make glass cookware and boiling tubes
W To make internal wall of the furnace
X To make helmets and water storage tanks
Y To make medals and statues
Z To make the body of aero planes
Based on above table, state the names of V, W, X, Y and Z. Give the specific properties of each of
the substances to support your answers. [10 marks]
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b) Table below shows three manufactured substances in industries, X, Y and Z with their uses.
Manufacture substances Use
X To make fork and spoon
Y To make boiling tube
Z To make racket frame
Based on the table above, determine the substances X, Y and Z. Give the specific properties of
each of the substances to support your answers
[6 marks]
3. a) Reinforced concrete is a composite material which is more suitable to be used in the construction
MRSM of high rise buildings, bridges and oil rigs compared to concrete.
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Explain why reinforced concrete is more suitable to be used in those constructions.
[4 marks]
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4. The diagram below shows three basic layers composite material X and basic properties for material Y
and material Z.
Composite
material X
Material Y
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Material Z
(b) The diagram 11.2 shows gold bracelets and gold bar produced from two different types of gold.
The purity of gold is measured in carats (K). 24 carat gold is pure gold without the addition of any other
metal with 99.99% purity whereas 22K gold is a mixture comprising of 22 units by mass of gold with 2 units
by mass of other metal such as copper.
Calculate the percentage by mass to find out the alloy composition in a 22K gold bracelet weighing 24 g.
Justify why 22K gold is more suitable as a bracelet than 24K gold.
[4 marks]
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(c) Based on the bulletin excerpt in Diagram 11.3, write the chemical equation for the production of
polyvinyl chloride in industry. State two characteristics of polyvinyl chloride that make it suitable to be used
as a water pipe and electrical cable casing. Suggest two ways to reduce environmental pollution from the
polymer.
[6 marks]
(d) The diagram 11.4 shows information for the historical monuments of the National Monument and a list
of materials and apparatus to carry out an experiment.
sodium chloride
solution
Diagram 11.4
By using your chemistry knowledge, describe briefly the experiment to study one of the properties of alloy
stated above compared to it’s pure metal by using suitable materials and apparatus given in Diagram 11.4.
State the observations and conclusion of the experiment chosen.
[6 marks]
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Objective A. The arrangement of atoms is more
compact in bronze
1. Material Y has the following properties.
B. There are no empty space between atoms
- Low coefficient of thermal in bronze
expansion. C. Layers of atoms are not easily to slide in
- Very high resistance to bronze
chemical substances. D. Strong bonds are formed between copper
atoms and tin atoms in bronze
What is material Y?
A. Brass
5. Diagram below a racing car. The body of
B. Steel the car is made of substance X.
C. Borosilicate glass
D. Photochromic glass Substance X
Tin atom
What are the characteristics of the material?
A. High tensile strength
B. Hard and brittle
Which statement explains why bronze is C. High boiling point and melting point
D. Capable to conduct electricity
harder than pure copper?
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7. Diagram below shows the arrangement of 12. The diagram below shows the diameters of
atoms in three substances the dents which are produced in an
experiment to investigate the hardness of
three different substances P, Q and R.
P Q R
Arrange the substances from the most
ductile to the least ductile.
A. R, P, Q C. Q, P, R
B. P, R, Q D. Q, R, P What are P, Q and R the correct
arrangement of hardness of the substances
8. What is the type of glass used to make glass
containers? in ascending order?
A. Borosilicate glass C. Fused glass P Q R Arrangement
B. Soda lime glass D. Lead crystal glass
A Steel Copper Brass R, P, Q
9. Statue or monuments are made of bronze. B Brass Steel Copper R, P, Q
What is the main metal in bronze?
A. Iron C. Magnesium C Steel Brass Copper Q, P, R
B. Aluminium D. Copper
D Brass Copper Steel Q, P, R
10. Fibre glass are used to make helmet
because it
A. Can withstand heat
B. Is hard
C. Does not rust easily
D. Is strong and light
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