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Question
The bottom of a cooking utensil is painted black. Give the reason.
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Solution
The bottom part of the cooking utensil or pan is painted black. The reason is that the black surface absorbs more heat and so the contents of utensil or pan get cooked rapidly if its bottom part is painted black.
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