NCERT In-text 11.7 — Q1 - Electricity
Question: Why does the cord of an electric heater not glow while the heating element does?
Answer: The heating element is made of a high-resistance alloy (e.g. nichrome), so it gets very hot and glows. The connecting cord is made of copper with very low resistance, so it does not get hot enough ...
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