10th Class Science Electricity and Circuits Question Bank Electricity

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    The electric current passing through a metallic wire produces heating because of

    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 wire  

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

     The wire gets heated when conduction electrons impart their energy to the atoms of the wire, not when the energy is imparted to other electrons.


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