Galvanizing is a process of coating iron with a metal to prevent it from rusting. The metal is :

tin

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zinc

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copper

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silver

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Solution

The correct option is B zinc
Galvanization is the method of coating iron with zinc to prevent rusting. Hot dip electroplating method is used to apply zinc coating. Zinc prevents the formation of layer of oxide on the iron which in the presence of air and water leads to rust formation.

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