Quick chemistry question

[Grip72]

In stainless steel, there are several elements present. Are these elements a mixture (each sill in elemental state, but mixed together) or do they exast as part of a compound (chemiccal bonded to one another), or both??

any idea?

[pdiggitydogg]

if its a metal grouping wouldnt it be an alloy rather than either of those?
I guess if you have to go with one or the other go w/ compound
(mixtures can be easily separated in physical ways)

[Grip72]

yea but this mixture CAN be seperated...can't it?


and i have to explain it

[pimpinprelude]

its a mixture.. its has like 15 percent chromium.. and uhh.. other stuff... but each piece is different...


A mixture consists of two or more unlike substances that do not react chemically. Simple mixtures can be separated by mechanical means. Any combination of solid, liquid or gas can be a simple mixture. A mixture is different than a compound, where the substances react and combine chemically.

hope that helps

[4drmadness]

now this is a good ?....:confused: :confused: I'd have to ponder on that but I'm sure you don't have alot of time..;)

[Grip72]

pimpinprelude.....that helps..so its NOT both then??

[Grip72]

also..didn't the substance HAVE to react chemically to form a new substance which would be a property of a compound?

[pdiggitydogg]

Did research!

Chromium (and sometimes nickel too) is added to steel to make stainless steel

steel = iron and carbon
stainless steel = steel + chromium

A compound is any 2 or more elements combined.
Steel is a compound - so adding one anything else to it would make it a mixture....because its not a grouping of 2+ elements at that point...rather a combination of a compound and an element.

Stainless Steel = MIXTURE

[Grip72]

thanks man..i pretty much copy and pasted pimpinpreludes answer :yes:

[pdiggitydogg]

oh...i did all that for nothing........
oh well

[Grip72]

haha

[MAXed Out]

I think pdiggs is right.

[DsBlu01CivEX]

Originally posted by pdiggitydogg
oh...i did all that for nothing........
oh well


Don't look at it as you did it for nothing....you learned something new. It was well worth your time and energy :yes: ;)

[pimpinprelude]

no its a mixture.....

YOU WANNA FIGHT ABOUT IT PDIGGS??!

LOL

[pdiggitydogg]

Bring it son! lol
No, I said it was a mixture in my 2nd post.

[MAXed Out]

LOL cat fight just playing! I'm takin chem right now but i don't know shizzle!

[DsBlu01CivEX]

I got a D in Chem in high school....that was by far the worst grade I've ever received in my life. Never took it again either.:pukey

[MAXed Out]

It's a hard subject and my teacher is a idiot. For example we were talking about cars for some reason and he said that aftermarket turbo's are illegal for noise polution or w/e . After a 15 minute argument with him about it he finnaly changed the subject and never admited he was wrong. :mad: