Commercial brass, an alloy of Zn and Cu, reacts with hydrochloric acid os follows:Zn ( s ) + 2 HCl ( a q ) → ZnCl 2 ( a q ) + H 2 ( g )(Cu does not react with HCl.) When 0.565 g of a certain brass alloy is reacted with excess HCl, 0.0985 g ZnCl2 is eventually isolated.a. What .is the composition of the brass by mass?b. How could this result be checked without changing the above procedure?

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Commercial brass, an alloy of Zn and Cu, reacts with hydrochloric acid os follows:
Zn ( s ) + 2 HCl ( a q ) → ZnCl 2 ( a q ) + H 2 ( g )
(Cu does not react with HCl.) When 0.565 g of a certain brass alloy is reacted with excess HCl, 0.0985 g ZnCl2 is eventually isolated.
a. What .is the composition of the brass by mass?
b. How could this result be checked without changing the above procedure?

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