partly correct..
but I'd like to make a point that the some terms are bluntly
used.
we should take note of the difference btw mixtures and compounds
and alloys, ( we learnt this in chemistry at "O" levels" ..
compounds are when 2 elements are combined tog chemically. they
cannot be separated by physical means. thus bcos they are combined
chemically, they exhibit diff properties from the elements tat are
in hte compounds,
mixtures however are different. they are not chemically combined..
thus they would exhibit certain properties which the elements
exhitbit..
alloys right are neither compounds nor mixtures. unlike the
previous 2 definitions, alloys are specifically used to describe
metals.
alloys carry have their own set of properties and not inherited
from the individual metal's characteristics.
