Question

The most essential property of a substance to be used as a cooking vessel is:
A. Conductance of heat
B. Ductility
C. Sonorous
D. All of the above

Answer 1

Hint: For cooking, we need to heat the food. so the substance used should be able to conduct the heat through it. Also the substance should have high thermal conductivity so that heat can be evenly transferred.

Complete step by step answer:
For a cooking vessel, it is very essential for it to transfer the heat so that food is cooked properly. Therefore a cooking vessel should be a good conductor of heat. High thermal conductivity also helps for the heat to be transferred more evenly.

So, the correct answer is Option A

Note: Metals are minerals that are formed naturally below the surface of the Earth. Most metals are lustrous or shiny, are ductile and malleable in nature, and are good conductors of heat and electricity. Metals are inorganic substances, which means they are made of materials that were never alive.
Metals are sonorous in nature. This means metals produce a deep, pleasing and imposing sound when hit by something. Silver is the best sonorous metal.
Ductility is another property of metal. It is the ability of a material by which it can be drawn or plastically deformed into different shapes without fracture. It is therefore also an indication of how soft or malleable the given material is. Gold and platinum are the most ductile metals
Metals are a good conductor of heat. Conductance of heat means ability of a substance to conduct heat through it. When a substance is heated, particles gain some energy and start vibrating and therefore bump into other particles and hence transfer energy to them. The process continues and passes the energy from the hot end to the cold end. Copper is the best conductor of heat.