Question

The composition of bronze is generally 82 percent copper and 18 percent tin.

(a) True

(b) False

The question was posed to me during an interview.

My query is from Occurrence of Metals topic in chapter General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements of Chemistry – Class 12

Answer 1

Correct option is (b) False

To elaborate: Bronze is an alloy consisting mainly of copper and with other metals generally tin. The composition of bronze is 88 percent copper and 12 percent tin it may also contain small amount of aluminium, manganese, zinc and silicon.