
Question: "What information lets one know if you must have only two or more than two components to create an alloy?"

Context: "An alloy is a mixture of metals or a mixture of a metal and another element. Alloys are defined by metallic bonding character. An alloy may be a solid solution of metal elements (a single phase) or a mixture of metallic phases (two or more solutions). Intermetallic compounds are alloys with a defined stoichiometry and crystal structure. Zintl phases are also sometimes considered alloys depending on bond types (see also: Van Arkel-Ketelaar triangle for information on classifying bonding in binary compounds)."

Answer:


An alloy may be a solid solution of metal elements (a single phase) or a mixture of metallic phases (two or more solutions)
