Question 4
Food cans are coated with tin and not with zinc because:
a) Zinc is costlier than tin
b) Zinc has a higher melting point than tin
c) Zinc is more reactive than tin
d) Zinc is less reactive than tin

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Solution

Zinc is more reactive than tin and it may react with food items and make them unfit for consumption.

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Food cans are coated with tin and not with zinc because

(a) zinc is costlier than tin.

(b) zinc has a higher melting point than tin.

(d) zinc is less reactive than tin.

Food cans are generally coated with tin rather than zinc because _______.

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