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no. but tin (Sn) can make cans zinc is used to make dry cells or batteries
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Why aren't cans made of pure tin?
Food cans are coated with tin instead of zinc because zinc is more reactive than tin. Tin is only reactive to powerful acids such as tri-sodium phosphate while zinc can be reactive to something like tomatoes.
What substances make zinc chloride?
Zinc and chlorine. ZnCl2.
What aremajor uses of tin?
There are two major uses for it. It is used to coat food cans, to keep them from rusting. Tin has low toxicity, so you can safely store food in tin-plated steel cans. It is also used to make solder, which is used to join electrical components into circuits.
How do you recycle aerosol cans?
Yes cans are recycled.You can make a bowling game out of cans.Turn cans into a bowling pin.
Which acid and metal would you use to make zinc chloride?
Zinc (Zn) and hydrogen chloride HCl)
What two metals are used to make cans?
Zinc and Tin
What kind of metal are garbage cans usually made from?
The metal used to make garbage cans is galvanized steel. This steel is meant to withstand the toughest enviroments to last you a lifetime. These galvanized steel garbage cans are treated with zinc to help corrosion resistance.
Why aren't cans made of pure tin?
Food cans are coated with tin instead of zinc because zinc is more reactive than tin. Tin is only reactive to powerful acids such as tri-sodium phosphate while zinc can be reactive to something like tomatoes.
Why is zinc not used on food cans?
zinc is more reactive than tin and so the food would be continated as the zinc would react with the food and would taste disgusting.
How we can make zinc powder from zinc metal-?
To make zinc powder from zinc metal, the zinc metal will have to be crushed.
How many cans can a can maker make if a can maker can make cans?
A can maker can make all the cans he can, 'cause a can maker can make cans. But if it's tin cans the can maker really wants to make, he'll hafta buy lots of steel.
How does recycleing?
Cans get to the make and then do into more cans.
How does recycle happens?
Cans get to the make and then do into more cans.
What metals are in zinc?
zinc is a raw element it is just zinc no metals are combined to make zinc
Why are food cans plated in tin but not zinc?
because it not infected and non-perishable
How many cans does it take to make 20?
It takes 20 cans to make 20.
How many cans does it make 180 dollars?
3,600 cans
