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Give reasons why copper is used to make hot water tanks and not steel (an alloy of iron).

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Electrical conductivity of a metal is decreased when it is alloyed with another metal or non-metal. Thus, the electrical conductivity of steel (which is an alloy) is much less than that of pure copper. That is why copper is used to make hot water tanks and not steel.
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