give reasons why copper is used to make hot water tanks and not steel (an alloy of iron) .
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because copper is good conductor of heat which keeps water hot and steel is not good conductor of heat compared to copper
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Copper does not react with cold water, hot water, or steam. However, iron reacts with steam. If the hot water tanks are made of steel (an alloy of iron), then iron would react vigorously with the steam formed from hot water. That is why copper is used to make hot water tanks, and not steel.
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