Why stainless steel is provided with copper bottoms? [1 MARK]
Reason: 1 Mark Stainless steel is provided with copper bottoms because copper is a better conductor of heat than stainless steel.
Stainless steel pans are usually provided with copper bottoms. The reason for this could be that
(a) copper bottom makes the pan more durable.
(b) such pans appear colourful.
(c) copper is a better conductor of heat than the stainless steel.
(d) copper is easier to clean than the stainless steel.
(a) If you have to choose between two thin blankets and a thick blanket on a cold winter night, which one will you choose? (b) Stainless steel pans are usually provided with copper bottoms. Why? (c) You may have noticed that a few sharp jerks are given to a clinical thermometer before using it. Why is it done so? [5 MARKS]