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Chemistry Question on Refining

Gun metal is an alloy of:

A

Cu and Fe

B

Cu, Sn and Zn

C

Ni, Fe and Cr

D

Al and Mg Gun metal is the alloy of copper, zipc and tin. Their percentage are

Answer

Cu, Sn and Zn

Explanation

Solution

Element Percentage Zn 88% Cu 2% Sn 10% Other alloys of copper are Brass (Cu + Zn) German silver (Cu + Zn + Ni) Bell metal (Cu + Sn)