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Does electricity move better through thick or thin wire?
Electricity moves better through thick wire. This is because thick wires have a lower resistance and allows more current to pass through it. Now that might be true but I did an experiment with a thick wire,thin wire,light bulb,and D batteries and the thin wire made the light bulb light up brighter. So, really its probably a thin wire.
What happens to resistance of the wire if the wire is short?
Short wire has less resistance Long wire has more resistance Thick wire has less resistance Thin wire has more resistance
Why does a thin wire have more resistance than a thick wire?
Because the thick wire is, of course, thicker, it has more area than the thinner wire. This means more electrons can flow through. It's like a highway, the wider it is, the more cars that can pass through.
If you have thick and thin wire which will make a generator light up more?
its highly impossible its highly impossible
Which has more resistance a thick or a thin wire?
For a given material, a wire of smaller cross-section will have higher resistance per unit length.
Which offers more resistance to the flow of charge a thick wire or a thin wire?
Thin wire.
Can a thin wire carry more voltage than a thick wire?
I don't know but I think it can't because there is more resistance in a thin wire and there is more space for electricity to flow in a thick wire but then again... I could be wrong...
Does thick wire produce more light than thin wire?
yes
Does thin wire carry more current than thick wire?
No. The larger wire can carry more current.
Does electricity move better through thick or thin wire?
Electricity moves better through thick wire. This is because thick wires have a lower resistance and allows more current to pass through it. Now that might be true but I did an experiment with a thick wire,thin wire,light bulb,and D batteries and the thin wire made the light bulb light up brighter. So, really its probably a thin wire.
Why is thick steel wire stronger than thin steel wire?
The material will yield when stress reaches a critical value. Stress = Load / Area Thick steel wire is stronger than thin steel wire because there is more cross sectional area in the thick wire. Although the material's strength in load per unit area would be the same, the ultimate load that the wire can sustain would be more in the thick wire. A simple way of looking at it is to imagine a thick wire as a number of thin wires stuck together. If a thin wire can support a mass of 1kg then 2 thin wires can support 2kg. A wire which is twice as thick (twice the cross sectional area) can also support 2kg.
What happens to resistance of the wire if the wire is short?
Short wire has less resistance Long wire has more resistance Thick wire has less resistance Thin wire has more resistance
Why does a thin wire have more resistance than a thick wire?
Because the thick wire is, of course, thicker, it has more area than the thinner wire. This means more electrons can flow through. It's like a highway, the wider it is, the more cars that can pass through.
Why a big diameter wire has less resistance?
The situation is similar to a thick versus a thin water hose - water can flow more easily in a thick hose. In the case of a thick wire, there are more places where an electron can go through.
If you have thick and thin wire which will make a generator light up more?
its highly impossible its highly impossible
Which has more resistance a thick or a thin wire?
For a given material, a wire of smaller cross-section will have higher resistance per unit length.
Thin wires resist electricity more or less than thick wires?
A thin (smaller diameter) wire resist more electricity than a thick (larger diameter) wire. Just like a larger pipe will allow more water to flow than a smaller pipe, a larger wire has more cross-sectional area to allow more current to flow.
