Question

While transporting highly Inflammable substances like petrol in tankers, the tankers are coated with white colour. Why?

Answer 1

The white color is coated to reflect the sun rays.

Explanation:

• The radiation from sun gives both heat and light.
• The black color absorbs heat energy and increases the temperature and white color reflects heat energy.
• The high inflammable substances can burn even if there is small rise in temperature.
• The white color reflects the sun radiations and the temperature of the container remains constant. Thus, the tankers can transport without any explosion.