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Which metal is absent in german silver?

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Cu
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Ni
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C
Sn
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Zn
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Solution

The correct option is C Zn
1)German silver, the name for various alloys of copper, zinc, and nickel, sometimes also containing lead and tin. 2)German silver varies in composition,the percentage of the main three elements ranging approximately as follows:copper,from 50to61.6zinc,from19to17.2nickel,from30to21.1 3)Hence, Sn is not present at most of the times in commercial alloy.

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