State two reasons for supposing that brass is a mixture and not a compound.

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Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc.
Brass is considered to be a mixture and not a compound because:
(a) it shows the properties of its constituents, and
(b) it has variable composition (the amount of zinc in brass varies from 20% to 35%).

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