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Give reasons, why copper is used to make hot water tanks but not steel (an alloy of iron).

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asked Jan 16, 2018 in Chemistry by sforrest072 (157,439 points) ● 63 ● 448 ● 1282

Give reasons, why copper is used to make hot water tanks but not steel (an alloy of iron).

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answered Jan 16, 2018 by faiz (82,347 points) ● 6 ● 6 ● 12
selected Jan 25, 2018 by Vikash Kumar
 
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Copper is a much better conductor of heat than steel. Also, copper does not react with water at all but steel (an alloy of iron) reacts with steam. So, copper is used to make hot water tanks but not steel (an alloy of iron).

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