Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Alloys and their properties

Alloys and their properties — practice question

Brass is an alloy made from copper plus one additional metal. It is used to produce the pins in electrical plugs. Copper is used for electrical wiring. Which row gives the correct information about brass?

  • Aharder than copper; better than copper; tin
  • Bharder than copper; worse than copper; zinc
  • Csofter than copper; better than copper; tin
  • Dsofter than copper; worse than copper; zinc

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