Question

Give reasons for the following.
(a) Aluminium foils are used to wrap food items.
(b) Immersion rods for heating liquids are made up of metallic substances.​

Answer 1

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(a) Aluminium foils are used to wrap food items.

Aluminium foils are used to wrap food items because aluminium being a soft malleable metal it can be beaten to in sheets to form thin wrapping sheets. Moreover it does not react with food items. Immersion rods are made of metallic substances metals are good conductors of heat and electricity.

(b) Immersion rods for heating liquids are made up of metallic substances.

Immersion rods for heating liquids are made up of metallic substances because metals are good conductors of heat and electricity. The immersion rod needs electric supply to get heated and; in turn; to heat liquids.

Answer 2

(a) Aluminium foils are used to wrap food items.

• Aluminium foils are used to wrap food items because aluminium being a soft malleable metal it can be beaten to in sheets to form thin wrapping sheets. Moreover it does not react with food items. Immersion rods are made of metallic substances metals are good conductors of heat and electricity.

(b) Immersion rods for heating liquids are made up of metallic substances.

• Immersion rods for heating liquids are made up of metallic substances because metals are good conductors of heat and electricity. The immersion rod needs electric supply to get heated and; in turn; to heat liquids.