Which of the following mixture of metals is used in preparing brass vessels ?

Explanation:

Brass:

• Brass is a mixture of Copper and Zinc.
• Brass has higher malleability than bronze or zinc and almost 90% of all brass is recycled.
• Its colour varies from red to yellowish-brown depending upon the amount of zinc added to the alloy.
• It has a low melting point, durability, electrical and thermal conductivity which makes it an alloy of diverse uses.

Uses of Brass:

• Used for decorative purposes because of its resemblance to gold.
• it is a good antioxidant.
• Used to make musical instruments.
• Used in ammunition components.
• It is corrosion-resistant.

Thus, Zinc and Copper metals are used in preparing brass vessels.

Shortcut Trick

Brass and Bronze are the two most confusing alloys of copper. So it is useful to remember mnemonics to avoid confusion among them.

• Brass does not contain the letter 'Z' in its spelling hence in its composition 'Z' lettered element is used i.e Copper and Zinc.
• Bronze contains the alphabet 'Z' in its spelling so it will not contain Zinc in its composition.
• Also, this spelling misses the 'S' alphabet, hence Bronze will contain Sn (Tin) and Copper in its composition.

Additional Information

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