Why Are Copper and Aluminium Wires Usually Employed for Electricity Transmission? - Science

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Why are copper and aluminium wires usually employed for electricity transmission?

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Solution 1

Copper and aluminium are good conductors of electricity also they have low resistivity. So they are usually used for electricity transmission.

Solution 2

Copper and aluminium wires are used for electrical transmission because they have a low resistance, which makes them good conductors of electricity.

Concept: Effects of Electric Current - Heating Effect of Electric Current
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Chapter 12: Electricity - Exercises [Page 222]

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NCERT Class 10 Science
Chapter 12 Electricity
Exercises | Q 18.5 | Page 222
Lakhmir Singh Class 10 Physics (Science)
Chapter 1 Electricity
Exercise 4 | Q 6

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