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Heating effect — Edexcel GCSE Combined Science Definition | GradeGen

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GCSE Combined Science · key term

Heating effect

Definition

The transfer of energy to a component and its surroundings by heating when an electric current flows against resistance.

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Edexcel GCSE Combined Science · 1SC0

Paper 5, Paper 6

The heating effect is not limited to components labelled ‘resistor’. Metal connecting wires and appliance heating elements also have resistance, so they heat up when current flows through them.
Revise: Resistance, heating and energy transfer

Edexcel Combined Science past papers

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Electric current
Electrical resistance
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