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Q. The percentage of copper, tin and zinc metals present in gun metal respectively are

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Gun metal is the alloy of copper, zinc and tin. Their percentages are as under: Element Percentage Cu 88% Zn 2% Sn 10% Other alloys of copper are: Brass (Cu + Zn), German silver (Cu + Zn + Ni), Bell metal (Cu + Sn) etc.