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Metals and Non-metals — Question 4

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Food cans are coated with tin and not zinc because

  1. Zinc is costlier than tin
  2. Zinc has higher melting point than tin
  3. Zinc is more reactive than tin
  4. Zinc is less reactive than tin
Answer

Zinc is more reactive than tin

Reason — Zinc is more reactive than tin. It reacts with food acids to form poisonous compounds hence, it is not used to coat food cans.