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Alloy used for making medals, coins, statues, ship's propellers consists of:

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zinc, nickel

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copper, tin

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zinc, tin

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lead, aluminium

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Solution

The correct option is B copper, tin
Bronze is an alloy of copper and tin. It contains $90$ % copper, $10$ % tin. It is very tough and highly resistance corrosion.

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