Heating Effect of Electric Current Quiz

The practical applications include electric laundry irons, electric toasters, electric ovens, electric kettles, electric heaters, and electric bulbs.

The unavoidable heating can increase the temperature of the components and alter their properties.

Tungsten is commonly used due to its high melting point (3380°C), which allows the filament to get very hot and emit light without melting.

<p>It is undesirable as it converts useful electrical energy into heat, which is a loss of useful energy.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The purpose is to allow the filament to retain as much of the heat generated as possible, so that it gets very hot and emits light without melting at such high temperature.</p> Signup and view all the answers