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

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

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Pawan Prajapati
askIITians Faculty 60787 Points
3 years ago
The coils of electric toaster and electric iron are made of an alloy rather than a pure metal because of the following reasons; (i) The resistivity of an alloy is higher than that of a pure metal. (ii) It has high melting point and does not oxidise.

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