10th Class Science Electricity and Circuits

  • question_answer 37)
    Why does the cord of an electric heater not glow while the heating element does?  

    Answer:

    The cord of an electric heater is made of thick copper wire and has much lower resistance than its element. For the same current (I) flowing through the cord and the element, heat produced (I2Rt) in the element is much more than produced in the cord. Consequently, the element becomes very hot and glows whereas the cord does not become hot and as such does not glow.


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