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It has a higher resistance to the flow of electricity. Pushing a current through it will create heat.
Tungsten is only about 3 times the resistance of copper per same cross sectional area and length. Copper will heat up as well given enough current. If you think about a 60 Watt incandescant bulb operating at 120 VAC it draws 1/2 an amp and the metal filament must be 240 ohms in resistance. If you examine the filament you'll see it is a coil of wire so that the required length can fit into smaller space. If the filament were made of copper you would need 3 times the length of wire to get the same resistance.
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Does copper have a higher resistance to electron flow than aluminum?
Tungsten has high resistance, here is an example, in incandescent light bulb,there is a filament made up of tungsten (metal),when we turn on the switch the electricity flows through the filament making it heat up, NOW what heats up the filament is TUNGSTEN's resistance, HOW AND WHY: 1)Tungten has a high resistance, which mean that more electrons accumulate, as more electrons accumulate it heats up the filament due to resistance, it's just like : when you are cold you rub your hand together to make them warm there is a force called friction that heats up your hands due to the contant rubbing, same is here, when electrons accumulate, they become more resistant, i.e unable to move quickly, so when they can't move easily they began interacting and producing heat, the tungsten metal that is known to have high resistance helps it heat up and light up up as well, if tungsten was not resistant it would melt up at high temperature.
Can tungsten can bear the heat present in volcano?
If you mean without melting, yeas, easily. Tungsten melts at just under 6,200 degrees Fahrenheit. Lava can get up to about 2,200 degrees.
Is copper a thermosetting plastic?
Copper is not thermosetting - if you heat it up enough it will melt - nor is it plastic.
Why are inner lining of hot water geysers made up of copper?
copper is a good conductor of heat and electricity that's why it is used in inner lining of hot water geysers
Why is a copper wire not used to make filaments of electric bulbs?
Because the filament is in effect a resistor. Copper is too good a conductor to provide resistance to the current, and would simply allow the current to complete the circuit. The light is generated by the filament glowing as it heats up in resistance to the current. Tungsten is a much better resistor.
Why does tungsten heat and light up but copper wire does not?
Copper has much less resistance, so the electricity flows thru it with little heat, where as the tungsten resists the flow and generates heat, that you see as light.
Would a glass or copper rod heat up first and why?
Copper would heat up first because it has a higher heat capacity.
How do you not get burnt holding a copper rail over a fire?
the heat can travel up the copper rail... copper is a very good conductor of heat...
Does copper have a higher resistance to electron flow than aluminum?
Tungsten has high resistance, here is an example, in incandescent light bulb,there is a filament made up of tungsten (metal),when we turn on the switch the electricity flows through the filament making it heat up, NOW what heats up the filament is TUNGSTEN's resistance, HOW AND WHY: 1)Tungten has a high resistance, which mean that more electrons accumulate, as more electrons accumulate it heats up the filament due to resistance, it's just like : when you are cold you rub your hand together to make them warm there is a force called friction that heats up your hands due to the contant rubbing, same is here, when electrons accumulate, they become more resistant, i.e unable to move quickly, so when they can't move easily they began interacting and producing heat, the tungsten metal that is known to have high resistance helps it heat up and light up up as well, if tungsten was not resistant it would melt up at high temperature.
Can you substitute tungsten for copper?
No you cannot because copper is an extremely well conductor, which implies that energy would simply follow through the copper without dissipating much energy, it would not light up.
What materials heat up faster?
Materials that heat-up faster are known as conductors. Silver, Copper, Gold and Aluminium are some conductors that have the ability to transfer heat.
When you heat up copper does the mass increase?
No.
What pan heats up quicker?
One with a copper bottom, copper conducts the heat faster and distributes the heat evenly.
Why doesnt much heat come out when you turn it on?
it has to heat itself up first
How does soda react to heat?
no it doesnt blow up
What is in crystals?
It depends what type of crystal it is, if it is Copper, it has the element Copper in it, Just look up the Composition of the crystal, but just because its name is named after a element doesnt mean it doesnt have That element in it.
Can tungsten can bear the heat present in volcano?
If you mean without melting, yeas, easily. Tungsten melts at just under 6,200 degrees Fahrenheit. Lava can get up to about 2,200 degrees.
