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Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc. Bronze is an alloy of copper and tin.

My classes make brass by covering a penny with zinc then heating it to make the zinc and copper mix.

An alloy is a mixture of two metals. The metals must be melted or warmed to cause them to mix.

14 and 18 karat gold are also alloys. The only thing that is pure gold is 24 karat gold.

An alloy made with mercury, the only liquid metal, is called an amalgam.

2007-01-14 12:12:44 · answer #1 · answered by physandchemteach 7 · 0 0

Both are copper alloys; brass contains zinc, but bronze contains tin.

2007-01-14 18:56:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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