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A mixture of metals is normally called an alloy. Sterling silver is an alloy of 92.5% silver and 7.5% other metals, often copper.
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Is a sterling silver necklace a mixture?
Yes. Sterling silver is an alloy (metal mixture) containing 92.5% silver and 7.5% of another metal, such as copper.
Is sterling silver a heterogeneous mixture?
Yes it is.
Is sterling silver a compound or a mixture?
Sterling silver is an alloy of silver and another metal (usually copper). The alloy is a mixture of the 2 metals, not a compound. To be called sterling silver it needs to have at least 92.5 percent silver. Pure silver is too soft to be useful (such as in silverware or jewelry). The alloy has the advantage of being stronger than pure silver. See related Wikipedia article.
Is silver bracelets an element compound or mixture?
The metal silver is an element. However, PURE silver is almost never used for jewelry- too soft. Instead a mixture of metals is used to create what is called Sterling silver. Sterling silver is an alloy of silver containing 92.5% by mass of silver and 7.5% by mass of other metals, usually copper.
Is sterling silver pure or a mixture?
It's a Mixture because it's not 100% pure, but it does have like 10% copper in the mix.
Is sterling silver a pure substance or mixture?
Mixture
Is a sterling silver necklace a mixture?
Yes. Sterling silver is an alloy (metal mixture) containing 92.5% silver and 7.5% of another metal, such as copper.
Is sterling silver a heterogeneous mixture?
Yes it is.
Is sterling silver a compound or a mixture?
Sterling silver is an alloy of silver and another metal (usually copper). The alloy is a mixture of the 2 metals, not a compound. To be called sterling silver it needs to have at least 92.5 percent silver. Pure silver is too soft to be useful (such as in silverware or jewelry). The alloy has the advantage of being stronger than pure silver. See related Wikipedia article.
Is sterling silver heterogeneous or homogeneous?
Sterling silver is an alloy of silver containing 92.5% by weight of silver and 7.5% by weight of other metals, usually copper. The sterling silver standard has a minimum millesimal fineness of 925. That makes it a heterogeneous mixture.
Is silver a homogeneous or heterogeneous mixture?
Silver is not a homogeneous mixture or a heterogeneous mixture, it is a pure element. Silver does appear in homogeneous mixtures and heterogeneous mixtures such as sterling silver and silver nitrate.
Is sterling silver alloy a compound?
No. By definition an alloy is a mixture, not a compound.
Sterling silver is a homogeneous mixture?
Well A sterling silver is an section in the pure substances and its also under elementents so it is a hetergeneous becuase it is a mixture and it has more than 2 pure substances
Is silver bracelets an element compound or mixture?
The metal silver is an element. However, PURE silver is almost never used for jewelry- too soft. Instead a mixture of metals is used to create what is called Sterling silver. Sterling silver is an alloy of silver containing 92.5% by mass of silver and 7.5% by mass of other metals, usually copper.
Is sterling silver pure or a mixture?
It's a Mixture because it's not 100% pure, but it does have like 10% copper in the mix.
Why are alloys sometimes instead of pure substances?
Alloys are metal mixtures. For example, Sterling silver is a mixture of silver and copper.
What is firestain?
Firestain, also known as Firescale, is a reddish, or purple discoloring in silver jewelry, and sterling silver. Caused by the mixture of copper.
