Explain why, iron sheets are coated with zinc.
Zinc is a reactive metal and the action of air on zinc metal forms a very thin coating of zinc oxide all over which is hard and impervious to air and prevents corrosion of zinc as well as iron. Thus, iron sheets do not rust easily if coated with zinc.
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