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Zinc can be coated on iron to produce galvanised iron but the reverse is not possible. It is because -

A

zinc has higher negative electrode potential than iron zinc is lighter than iron

B

zinc is lighter than iron

C

zinc has lower melting point than iron

D

zinc has lower negative electrode than iron

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Zn lies above Fe in electrochemical series.
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