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Wednesday, December 2, 2009

_WHY DOES NICHROME WIRE GLOW?_

Nichrome wire glows when when electrons have difficulty flowing through a conductor. Nichrome wire is used in heating elements and stuff like toasters or light bulbs because of it's high resistance to heat so it won't burn out as quickly as other metals.
Posted by greenperson at 10:17 AM

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