Question

What are Two possible causes of heating of electric wire

Answer 1

Answer:

1 : Overloading

2 : Short circuiting

Explanation

The electrical current through the wires itself causes the home wiring to heat up. This is because as the electrons flow they come across the resistive forces of the medium's material, releasing energy that is expended in the form of heat energy.

Overheating may be caused from any accidental fault of the circuit (such as short-circuit or spark-gap), or may be caused from a wrong design or manufacture (such as the lack of a proper heat dissipation system).

1 : Overloading

2 : Short circuiting