Chapter 12, Problem 41E

(a)

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To determine: The authenticity of the statement “Bronze is an example of an alloy.”

(b)

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To determine: The authenticity of the statement “Alloy is just another word for a chemical compound of fixed composition that is made up of two or more metals.”

(c)

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To determine: The authenticity of the statement “Intermetallics are compounds of two or more metals that have a definite composition and are not considered alloys.”

(d)

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To determine: The authenticity of the statement “If you mix two metals together and, at the atomic level, they separate into two or more different compositional phases, you have created a heterogeneous alloy.”

(e)

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To determine: The authenticity of the statement “Alloys can be formed even if the atoms that comprise them are rather different in size.”