Question

Assertion copper is used to make hot water tanks and not steel

Answer 1

Explanation:

Copper is used to make hot water tanks and not steel this is because the iron (in steel) is more reactive than then copper also it react with hot steam to produce ferrosoferric oxide. Due to which the body of tank will become weaker and weaker. While copper does not react with water

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Answer 2

Copper is used to make hot water tanks but not Steel  because

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1)copper has very high thermal conductivity compared to that of steel

2)copper is a very good conductor of heat

3)copper gets heated up very fast and it requires very less energy to get heated and hence lots of energy can be saved