Question 5

Give reasons:

(a) School bells are made up of metals.

(b) Electric wires are made up of copper.

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Solution

(a) It is because metals are sonorous, i.e. they produce sound when struck with a hard substance.

(b) It is because copper is a good conductor of electricity.

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Why school bell are made up of metals ?

Statement 1: School bells are made up of graphite.
Statement 2: Non-metals are not sonorous.

Give scientific reasons.

(a) The copper wire used in an electro-magnet is insulated.

(b) In an electric bell, the electric current stops again and again.

(d) The fuse wire is made of a good conductor.

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