Why are the heating elements of electric toasters and electric irons
Metals and Non-metals (10)Why are the heating elements of electric toasters and electric irons made of an alloy rather than a pure metal ?
Answer
Due to high resistivity of alloys rather than its constituting metals.
Exam Year:
2019
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