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Name an alloy of:

(a) aluminium used in aircraft construction.

(b) lead used in electrical wiring or electrical work in joining metals.

(c) copper in electrical appliances or household vessels.

(d) zinc used in simple voltaic cells.

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Solution

(a) Duralumin
(b) Solder
(c) Brass
(d) Zinc amalgam

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