Question

Give reasons - (b) Aluminium foil is used to wrap food items. (e) Sour food is not kept in Metal container. ​

Answer 1

Answer:

(b) Aluminium is malleable, soft and does not react with food items, so it is used to wrap food items.

(e) Curd and other sour substances contains acids in them. When placed in metallic containers , the acids present in the curd or any other sour substances, would react with the metal [ like copper ] , and would release a poisonous gas. This could lead to food poisoning.

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