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To keep her soup warm Paheli wrapped the container in which it was kept with a woollen cloth. Can she apply the same method to keep a glass of cold drink cool? Give reason for your answer.
As we know that wool is a bad conductor of heat. So it does not let the heat pass through. So, by wrapping the container with a woolen cloth Paheli kept her soup warm.
Similarly, she can apply the same method for keeping a glass of cold drink cool.
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