Question

A cookware manufacturer made a frying pan out of lead. What properties of lead make this a poor choice? Select all that apply.

Answer 1

Lead would be a poor choice in material to make a frying pan because it has such a low melting point (327 C), and such a poor level of thermal conductivity (33.5). If someone were to try to cook with a lead frying pan, that person would risk the pan melting and mixing with the food, along with poor heating regularity, resulting in food that isn’t cooked evenly.