Metals and Non-metals | Class 10 | Activity 3.5 with solution

Metals and Non-metals | Activities in Text Book with Solution

Activity 3.5 

Take an aluminium or copper wire. Clamp this wire on a stand, as shown in Figure.


Fix a pin to the free end of the wire using wax.

Heat the wire with a spirit lamp, candle or a burner near the place where it is clamped.

What do you observe after some time?
  • ✅ Answer: It melts wax and the pin drops. 
Note your observations. Does the metal wire melt?
  • ✅ Answer: No. The metal wire does not melt.

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