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Food cans are coated with tin and not with zinc because
A
zinc is costlier than tin.
B
zinc has a higher melting point than tin.
C
zinc is more reactive than tin.
D
zinc is less reactive than tin.
Solution
Food cans are coated with tin and not with zinc because zinc is more reactive than tin.
Standard 10
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Samples of four metals $A$, $B$, $C$ and $D$ were taken and added to the following solution one by one. The results obtained have been tabulated as follows.
| Metal | Iron $(II)$ sulphate | Cooper $(II)$ sulphate | zinc sulphate | Silver nitrate |
| $A.$ | No reaction | Displacement | ||
| $B.$ | Displacement | No reaction | ||
| $C.$ | No reaction | No reaction | No reaction | Displacement |
| $D.$ | No reaction | No reaction | No reaction | No reaction |
Use the Table above to answer the following questions about metals $A$, $B$, $C$ and $D$.
$(i)$ Which is the most reactive metal ?
$(ii)$ What would you observe if $B$ is added to a solution of Copper $(II)$ sulphate ?
$(iii)$ Arrange the metals $A$, $B$, $C$ and $D$ in the order of decreasing reactivity.
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