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How is heat produced in a conductor by an electric current?

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Heat produced in a conductor by an electric current is due to collisions of free electrons with the ions and atoms in the conductor.
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  6. What can you say about the resistance of an ammeter?

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  7. What can you say about the resistance of a voltmeter?

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  8. How does the resistance of a metallic Wire depend on its temperature?

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  9. Two wires have the same length, same radius but one of them is made of...

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  10. Name a substance whose resistance decreases with temperature.

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  11. Name a substance whose resistance almost remains unchanged With a chan...

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  12. Distinguish between the kilowatt and the kilowatt hour.

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  13. Name two characteristics of a heater coil.

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  14. The power-voltage rating of an electric appliance is 100 W- 250 V What...

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  15. Why is much less heat generated in long electric cables than in the fi...

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  16. How much energy is consumed by 2 kW AC when used for 2 hour?

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  17. A wire of resistivity p is pulled to double its length. What will be i...

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  18. How does the resistance of an ohmic conductor depend on the applied v...

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  19. What causes the potential difference between the two terminals of a ce...

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  20. Name and define the smallest commercial unit of electricity.

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