Answer to Question #168718 in Organic Chemistry for Sarah

Question

Some nuclear power plants use seawater as a coolant .choosing the correct type of piping to carry seawater is critical because seawater contains trace amounts of dissolved silver and gold ions. Is copper piping a suitable choice?

Answer 1

No, it is not suitable choice being copper ion more reactive they may displace silver or gold ions from their salts. We generally use Titanium or Stainless steel pipes for carrying sea water as coolant.