State two reasons for supposing that brass is a mixture and not a compound.


Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc.
  • it shows the properties of its constituents i.e zinc and copper
  • it has a variable composition (the amount of zinc in brass varies from 20% to 35%).
 Hence, Brass is a mixture and not a compound.

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