Addition of __________ [antimony/tin/German silver/bell metal/brass] to lead lowers the melting point of the alloy solder.

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Solution

When Lead and Tin are heated together we will get the alloy named Solder.
When we add more amount of tin to the metal lead then there is a decrease in the melting point of Solder.
Thus, Addition of tin to lead lowers the melting point of the alloy solder.

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