Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Alloys and their properties

Alloys and their properties — practice question

Brass is an alloy made using copper. Which statement about brass or copper is true?

  • ABrass does not conduct electricity because it is a compound.
  • BCopper conducts electricity because its atoms are free to move.
  • CBrass is harder than copper because its layers of atoms cannot easily slide over each other.
  • DCopper is stronger than brass because it is a pure metal.

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