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Name the material used for heating element of a room heater.
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A nichrome wire is used as a heating element for a room heater because the resistivity of nichrome is high and increase in its value with increase in temperature is high.
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Chapter 8: Current Electricity - EXERCISE - 8(A) [Page 187]
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