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

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asked Jan 21, 2018 in Physics by Kundan kumar (49,132 points) ● 34 ● 379 ● 1010

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

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answered Jan 21, 2018 by Vikash Kumar (144,729 points) ● 8 ● 11 ● 21
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Coils of electric toasters and electric irons are made of an alloy rather than a pure metal because
(i) the resistivity of an alloy is much higher than that of pure metal and
(ii) an alloy does not undergo oxidation easily even at high temperature.

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