Question

*Give reason for the following:

(a) foils are used to wrap food items.

(b)immersion rod for heating liquids are made up of metallic substances.

(c)copper cannot displace Zinc from its salt salt solution.

(d)Sodium and potassium are stored in kerosene.

[kinda give reasons in short]

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Answer 1

Answer:

Solution:

(a) The material used in wrapping food items should be flexible, foldable and non-reactive with the food.

Aluminum is a soft and malleable metal.

It can be easily beaten into thin sheets to form wrapping foils.

Also, aluminum does not react with food items.

Hence, aluminum foils are used to wrap food items.

(b) Immersion rods are used for heating liquids.

The conductivity of heat and electricity of these rods should be good.

Metallic substances are

Good conductors of heat and electricity

Available easily at affordable prices.

Hence, immersion rods for heating liquids are made up of metallic substances.

(c)

Copper is less reactive than zinc.

In a salt solution,a less reactive metal cannot displace a more reactive metal.

Hence, copper cannot displace zinc from its salt solution.

(d) Sodium and potassium are very reactive with water, including moisture in the atmosphere.

They can catch fire even when they come in contact with air.

Kerosene contains no water and protects these metals from being exposed to any moisture in the air that would cause these metals to react.

Hence, sodium and potassium are stored in kerosene.

Explanation:

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Answer 2

Answer:

1. The material used to wrap food should by non-reactive with the food, flexible, and foldable to store the food. Aluminum foils are malleable and support these reasons.
2. The conductivity of heat and electricity of these rods should be good. Metallic substances are  good conductors of heat and electricity . Available easily at affordable prices.
3. Zinc is more reactive than copper. For a metal to replace another metal in salt solution it should be more reactive than the other.
4. Due to the high reactivity of sodium and potassium with water, they have be safely stored in kerosene containers.

Please tell me if all of them are correct.