Why are the heating elements of electric toaster and electric iron made of an alloy rather than pure metal?

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Solution

The heating elements of electric toaster and electric iron made of an alloy rather than pure metal because
Alloys have higher resistivity, than constituent metals.
They do not oxidize easily at high temperatures.

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