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Question
Can you store pickle in an aluminium utensil? Give reason.
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Solution
No, we cannot store the lemon pickle in aluminium utensil because aluminium is a metal and lemon is acidic. The acids react with metals to give hydrogen which would spoil the food and makes it unfit to use.
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