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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 tha copper is the better conductor.

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As copper is a good conductor of heat as compared to steel. The steel utensils with copper bottom absorbs heat more quickly than steel and give it to the food in utensil. As result of it, the food in utensil is heated uniformly and quickly.
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