Question

The containers used to store food items are always coated with tin rather than zinc. give reasons

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Answer 1

Answer:

because zinc is more reactive than tin , zinc reacts more

Answer 2

The containers used to store food items are always coated with tin rather than zinc,because -

• The tin is less reactive than the zinc which means there are less chances of metal contamination if we use the tin coating instead of zinc coating.

• Now, the zinc is also very toxic and consumption of more than 50mg of zinc can cause serious health issues.

• For this high amount of reactivity and toxic nature,we avoid zinc to give coating on the food containers.