Question

Aluminum is more reactive than carbon.Use this fact to explain why tin has been used by humans for longer than pure aluminium.

Answer 1

Explanation: aluminium is more reactive than carbon. carbon is used to displace less reactive metals from their compounds. this happens since the carbon reacts with the other substance(s) in the compound, and the less reactive metal does not.It is highly reactive, though the metal is protected by a surface layer of inert transparent oxide (Al2O3) that forms rapidly in air, providing excellent corrosion resistance.

Answer 2

aluminium is more reactive than carbon. carbon is used to displace less reactive metals from their compounds. this happens since the carbon reacts with the other substance(s) in the compound, and the less reactive metal does not.