Bronze is a solid solution of Cu(s) and Sn(s); solutions of

Last updated: 7/31/2022

Bronze is a solid solution of Cu(s) and Sn(s); solutions of metals like this that are solids are called alloys. There is a range of compositions over which the solution is considered a bronze. Bronzes are stronger and harder than either copper or tin alone. A 200.0-g sample of a certain bronze is 90.0% copper by mass and 10.0% tin. Which metal can be called the solvent, and which the solute? Tin is the solvent and copper is the solute. Copper is the solvent and tin is the solute. Copper is both the solvent and the solute. Tin is both the solvent and the solute.