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Why aren't brass and bronze elements?

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Brass and bronze are both alloys: metals made by combining two or more metals. Because alloys contain two different types of molecules, brass and bronze aren't elements. * Brass is composed of copper and zinc * Bronze is composed of copper and tin

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