Q: The formation of an amalgam allows the metal to react with what?


Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers:

The metals of group 13 (Al, Ga, In, and Tl) are all reactive. However, passivation occurs as a tough, hard, thin film of the metal oxide forms upon exposure to air. Disruption of this film may counter the passivation, allowing the metal to react. One way to disrupt the film is to expose the passivated metal to mercury. Some of the metal dissolves in the mercury to form an amalgam, which sheds the protective oxide layer to expose the metal to further reaction. The formation of an amalgam allows the metal to react with air and water.

 Choices:

- helium and oxygen

- cloth and plastic

- blood and sweat

- air and water


A:
air and water