State if the statement is true or false:

German silver is an alloy of copper and zinc but brass is an alloy of iron and zinc.

Alloys are mixture of two or more elements. They are also called solid solutions.

The composition of various alloys is-

German silver is an alloy of copper, nickel, and zinc with variable composition. The approx. percentage of each element in German silver is-

• Copper - 50% to 61.6%;
• Zinc - 19% to 17.2%
• Nickel - 30% to 21.1%.  

Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc. Copper is present in 64 % and zinc in 36%. 

Thus, the given statement is FALSE as brass is not an alloy of iron.