These days people use steel utensiles with copper bottom. This is supposed to be good for uniform heating of food. Explain this effect using the fact that copper is the better conductor.

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These days people use steel utensiles with copper bottom. This is supposed to be good for uniform heating of food. Explain this effect using the fact that copper is the better conductor.,

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As copper has higher conductivity and lower specific heat as compared to steel. The steel utensils with copper bottom absorbs more heat quickly than steel so copper base supply quick and larger heat from burner to the food in utensil. As a result, of it, the food in utensil is heated uniformly and quickly.

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