what are the heating effects of electric circuit
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When a voltage source like a battery generates current for a circuit most of the energy is used in maintaining the current inside the circuit. However, a portion of the energy is dissipated in the form of heat .In a circuit containing only battery and resistance the entire energy is dissipated in the form of heat. This is heating effect of electric current.
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EXTRA INFORMATION:
H = I^2RT
this is Joule' s law of heating. It states that heat produces in a circuit is directly proportional to the square of current flowing , resistance for current and time for which current flows .
When electric current flows through a resistor, such as, a heating coil of nichrome wire, it gets heated up.
The generation (production) of heat in a resistor (or conductor) when electricity passes through it is called heating effect of current.
The change of electrical energy into heat energy is called heating effect of current.
The heat produced in a resistor when current is passed through it depends on the following factors.
- Current passed through the resistor
- Time (or duration) for which the current is passed
- Nature of the material