why is a layer of zinc coated over iron?
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Zinc is used for coating iron to prevent rusting because whenever the metal comes in contact with moisture and water then there is formation of electrochemical cell and oxidation of metal takes place, zinc is having lower reduction potential and acts as anode and oxidation of zinc take place rather than iron so, in ...
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Galvanising is a method of rust prevention. The iron or steel object is coated in a thin layer of zinc. This stops oxygen and water reaching the metal underneath - but the zinc also acts as a sacrificial metal . Zinc is more reactive than iron, so it oxidises in preference to the iron object.
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