The electric current passes through a metallic wire produces heat because of :

Options

A. Collisions of conduction electrons with each other
B. Collisions of the atoms of the metal with each other
C. The energy released in the ionization of the atoms of the metal
D. Collisions of the conduction electrons with the atoms of the metallic wires

Answer

D

Explanation

Colliding electrons lose their kinetic energy (KE) as heat.