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Physics Heating and Chemical Effect of Current Heating Effect of Current MCQ (Single Correct)

The electric current passing through a metallic wire produces heat because of

A
Collisions of conduction electrons with each other
B
Collisions of the atoms of the metal with each other
C
The energy released in the ionization of the atoms of the metal
D
Collisions of the conduction electrons with the atoms of the metallic wires

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D

Colliding electrons lose their kinetic energy as heat.

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