alleryPassing current through a wire heating it up is called what?
AMagnetic drag
BCold fusion
CStatic lift
DJoule heating
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Joule heating
1. Joule heating, also called ohmic or resistive heating, is heat made by current in a conductor.
2. The other terms do not describe heating by current.
3. So Joule heating is correct.
_Source: Wikipedia, Electric current, Resistive heating_
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