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Why Are the Coils of Electric Irons and Electric Toasters Made of an Alloy Rather than a Pure Metal?

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Why are the coils of electric irons and electric toasters made of an alloy rather than a pure metal?

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Solution

The coils of the heating elements of electric irons and electric toasters are made of alloys like nichrome rather than a pure metal because alloys have a high resistance and a high melting point.

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Chapter 4: Electricity - Exercise 3

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Lakhmir Singh Physics [English] Class 10
Chapter 4 Electricity
Exercise 3 | Q 10
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