Why do the wire connecting an electric heater to the main not glow while it's heating element does?
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because it is made of high resistance...
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The heating element of an electric heater is made of an alloy which has high resistance whereas the cord is made of copper metal which has very very low resistance...now,the heating element of an electric heater made of nichrome glows because it becomes red hot due to the large amount of heat produced on passing current. On the other hand the connecting cord of the electric heater made of copper does not glow because negligible heat is produced in it by passing the same current...
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