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because it not infected and non-perishable
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoZinc reacts more than tin, also zinc reacts with tomatoes while tin reacts with only powerful acids. thats why it has been used tin instead of zinc which is more reactive.
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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 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.
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.
Are pineapple cans galvanized?
No; they are tin plated.
Why does a tin can for containing can food can get rusty even though tin cans cannot rust?
A tin used for food packaging is actually tin-plated steel. So if the tin wears off, the steel beneath will rust.
Can zinc make cans?
no. but tin (Sn) can make cans zinc is used to make dry cells or batteries
What household items contain tin?
You live in the US, pennies that have been made after 1982 are entirely made of zinc (97.5 percent zinc), which has been copper-plated (2.5 percent copper).If however you don't live in the US, galvanized nails are often plated in a layer of zinc.----------- Objects from brass (copper-zinc alloy)- Objects from zinc-plated sheets- Some cosmetics and dermatological creams contain zinc oxyde - ZnO
What two metals are used to make cans?
Zinc and Tin
When was the first tin can invented?
1810 Peter Durand gets a patient from King George III for a tin-plated can as a food container. At the time cans were made of iron and coated with a thin layer of tin. They were only able to produce 60 cans a day. Today millions are made a day.
Are the beverage cans in South Africa made from tin or aluminium?
Across southern Africa, in general, they're made of tin or tin-plated steel.
Why are covering of food cans tin?
because they are tin and they are strong
Why is steel plated with tin used in the food industry?
Because steel will react with the food and could oxidize (Rust), which could penetrate the can and allow in bacteria to contaminate the food.Actually most modern "tin" cans contain no tin, the steel is coated with a protective layer of plastic instead.
