Food cans are coated with tin and not with zinc because (a) zinc is costlier than tin.

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asked Apr 25, 2017 in Chemistry by sforrest072 (157,439 points) 63 448 1277

(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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answered Apr 25, 2017 by sarthaks (25,122 points) 9 25 41
 
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(c) Food cans are coated with tin and not with zinc because zinc is more reactive than tin.

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