Which of these metals tends to resist losing electrons to corrosion?
a.platinum
b.zinc
c.iron
d.aluminum

Question

Which of these metals tends to resist losing electrons to corrosion? 
a.platinum
b.zinc
c.iron
d.aluminum

whpalmer4 · Answer

Hint: the property of resisting corrosion is commercially valuable.  Which of those metals is the most expensive?

anonymous · Answer

iron

whpalmer4 · Answer

Uh, no.  Iron is very cheap.

whpalmer4 · Answer

Haven't you ever seen rusty iron?  Does that look like it resisted corrosion? :-)

anonymous · Answer

nop maybe is platinum ?

anonymous · Answer

??????

whpalmer4 · Answer

Yes, platinum is correct.  $21,649 per pound today...

whpalmer4 · Answer

By comparison, iron costs about $30 per metric TON

anonymous · Answer

thanks you you was so nice

whpalmer4 · Answer

Anyhow, the corrosion resistance is one of the reasons why people make rings out of platinum; acids on the skin don't cause it to corrode