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Did the Bronze Age come before the Copper Age?
Yes because bronze is made of copper so copper was around before bronze
What are bronze medals made from?
either gold,silver, or bronze
How much copper is in bronze?
Bronze is an imprecise term but 88 to 90 per cent copper should be close.
How are copper and bronze similar?
No. Copper is a pure metallic element. Bronze is an alloy (an alloy is a mixture of two or more elements) of Copper usually with Tin as the main additive, but sometimes with other elements such as phosphorus, manganese, aluminum, or silicon. Bronze is harder and less malleable than pure metallic copper.
Did American Indians have a bronze age?
The Inuits near Baffin Bay did use meteorites to make iron blades ....... The Old Copper Culture ( Michigan and Wisconsin ) used copper ...... The Incas used copper and bronze
What is the diffrince between ''brass''and ''bronze''?
Brass is an alloy of copper and nickel. Bronze is an alloy of copper and tin. Bronze tends to be more brittle.
Which metal is worth more copper or bronze?
bronze worths more because they can be used for jewelries while copper is only used for coins and wires
Why were bronze pennies discontinued?
The cost of minting them. Today's pennies are zinc (cheap) coated with a copper wash, and still cost more to make than they are worth.
Why were the tools for the bronze age stronger than those of earlier times?
Answer: The new smelting processes made them stronger -Apex
What does copper have to do with the Bronze Age?
Copper was a significant resource in the Bronze Age as. along with tin, copper is a component of bronze.
What year did the English mint change from copper coins and pennies?
The last copper coins minted by the Royal Mint were minted in 1860. Since then, "copper" coins have been made from bronze which, depending on the year, has a copper content of anything between 92% and 98% copper. More recently, in 1992, the Royal Mint changed from bronze 1 Penny and 2 Pence coins, to more cost effective copper plated steel coins.
How are copper and bronze the similar?
Because they are both metals. Copper is one of the elements that makes bronze. The other element is iron. So bronze is an alloy. An alloy is a mixture of two or more metals. Therefore, they are iron and copper. So copper and bronze are mostly different, except the fact they are both metals.
What is an alloy consisting of Copper Zinc and Tin?
the mixture of copper and tin is made to bronze.
What is a mixture of tin and copper?
Bronze is the mixture of tin and copper. Bronze is an alloy that is much harder than copper. Many things were made out of bronze in a time period known as the Bronze Age.
What type of bronze contains copper zinc and tin?
Amount of copper and tins varies from application to application among bronze products. A typical bronze alloy made of copper(90%) and tin(10%).
When did bronze coins turn copper?
British copper coins changed from copper to bronze in 1860. Bronze as used in British coins, is more than 95% copper and the addition of a few percent of tin and zinc makes a stronger and more durable coin. The exact percentages varied slightly during the course of the 20th century.
When you mix copper and tin you make bronze No chemical reaction occurs What is bronze?
Bronze is an alloy, which is a homogeneous mixture of two or more metals.
