List the property of metals which make them suitable to be used as:
i) Utensils of cooking food
ii) Wires for electrical transmission

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Dear student,

(i) Utensils of cooking food - Metals are good conductors of heat. This is the reason they are used in utensils making, they can conduct heat which is required for cooking food.

(ii) Wires for electrical transmission - Metals are good conductors of electricity and also ductile in nature. Due to their ductile nature metals can be easily converted in the form of wires and can conduct electricity.

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