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Heating effect of an electric current — Edexcel GCSE Physics Definition | GradeGen

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Heating effect of an electric current

GCSE Physics · key term

Heating effect of an electric current

Definition

The transfer of electrical energy to thermal energy when charge flows through a component with electrical resistance.

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Edexcel GCSE Physics · 1PH0

Specification 10.26 · Paper 2

Revise: Advantages and Disadvantages of Heating

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