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What is the heating effects of electricity?
Whenever an electric current flows through the conductor (like high resistance nichrome wire), it tends to generate heat because of the obstruction or resistance caused due to the conductor, to the current flowing inside. The amount of work done to overcome these obstructions to electric current produces heat in that specific conductor. The conversion of this electrical energy into heat energy is known as the heating effect of electricity.
In simple terms, when an electric current is passed through a high resistance wire, like nichrome wire, the resistance wire becomes hot and produces heat, means the electric energy gets converted into heat energy, and this effect is called the heating effect of current.
Some of the application where the heating effect of electric current can be seen are-
Electric Bulb, Electric Iron, Electric Heater, Electric Fuse, etc.
The heating effects of electric current depend on three factors:
1. The resistance of the conductor - Higher resistance produces more heat.
2. The time duration of the current flows - Longer the time current flow, the higher the amount of heat generated.
3. Higher the flow of current, higher the amount of heat generated.
Updated on: 10-Oct-2022
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