What is the difference betwen copper and brass?

Question

What is the difference betwen copper and brass?

Answer 1

Except the letter "r", they are entirely didderent.

Answer 2

copper is a pure element, as it has been told, it is a transition metal. But brass is an alloy of copper and zinc, it is a mixture of two elements.

Answer 3

copper spells c o p p e r and brass spells b r a s s.. :)

Answer 4

copper is a transition metal.Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc.

Answer 5

Copper is the metal and it is an elelment denoted by symbol Cu in periodic table. Brass is an alloy of two different metals zinc and copper.

Answer 6

Copper is a pale red metallic element.

Answer 7

brass has copper in it while copper doesn't have brass in it !!!

Answer 8

Copper is usually used in tubing and plumbing.  Copper is copper.  Brass is used in fittings for plumbing and lots of other uses.  It is made up of Copper and Zinc.  Copper is usually softer than brass.  Check out all the fittings that are made from brass at http://www.fitzilla.com