(a) What is an alloy? How is an alloy made? (b) What elements are present in steel? How are the properties of steel different from those of pure iron? (c) Give the constituents and one use of brass.
(a) What is an alloy? How is an alloy made? (b) What elements are present in steel? How are the properties of steel different from those of pure iron? (c) Give the constituents and one use of brass.

Solution:

(a) An alloy is a homogeneous mixture of metals that is made by melting the individual metals and cooling them to room temperature.

(b) Steel is made up of carbon and iron.

In comparison to pure iron, an alloy of iron is hard and robust, and it rusts less.

(c) Brass is a copper-zinc alloy.

Utensils are made from it.