(a) State two properties of brass that render it more useful for some purposes than its components.

(b) a metal which forms a liquid alloy at ordinary temperature.

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(a) Two properties of brass that make it more useful than its components are:

It is malleable and ductile.

It resists corrosion.

Can be easily cast.

(b) A metal which forms a liquid alloy at ordinary temperature is sodium.

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(a) State two properties of brass that render it more useful for some purposes than its components. (b) a metal which forms a liquid alloy at ordinary temperature.

(a) Two properties of brass that make it more useful than its components are: It is malleable and ductile. It resists corrosion. Can be easily cast. (b) A metal which forms a liquid alloy at ordinary temperature is sodium.

(a) State two properties of brass that render it more useful for some purposes than its components.

(b) a metal which forms a liquid alloy at ordinary temperature.

(a) Two properties of brass that make it more useful than its components are:

It is malleable and ductile.

It resists corrosion.

Can be easily cast.

(b) A metal which forms a liquid alloy at ordinary temperature is sodium.