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प्रश्न
Explain why, the current that makes the heater element very hot, only slightly warms the connecting wires leading to the heater.
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उत्तर
The current that makes the heater element very hot, only slightly warms the connecting wires leading to the heater because the connecting wires have a low resistance. So they do not get hot. But the heater element has a very high resistance and so it gets very hot.
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