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Date May 2021 Marks available [Maximum mark: 2] Reference code 21M.2.sl.TZ1.1e
Level sl Paper 2 Time zone TZ1
Command term Explain Question number e Adapted from N/A
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21M.2.sl.TZ1.1e

Iron may be extracted from iron (II) sulfide, FeS.

(e)

Explain why the addition of small amounts of carbon to iron makes the metal harder.

[2]

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disrupts the regular arrangement «of iron atoms/ions»
OR
carbon different size «to iron atoms/ions» ✔

prevents layers/atoms sliding over each other ✔

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