One example of sacrificial protection is the attachment of zinc blocks to the outside of a ship’s steel hull. Which statement explains why zinc is chosen to protect the iron in the steel against rusting?
- AZinc is more reactive than iron so it loses electrons more easily.
- BZinc is less reactive than iron so it loses electrons more easily.
- CZinc is more reactive than iron so it gains electrons more easily.
- DZinc is less reactive than iron so it gains electrons more easily.