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An induction cooktop uses electricity to generate a rapidly changing magnetic field in coils below the cooking surface. When a ferromagnetic vessel (something with a lot of iron in it) is placed on the surface and the coil is energized, the magnetic field rapidly "sweeps" the iron-based cooking utensil. The quickly changing magnetic field will, by induction, cause electrical currents within the metal cooking pan, and these eddy currents will heat the pan quickly. (Don't worry about being electrocuted.) In general, iron-based materials are not efficient conductors of electricity; there is a fair amount of resistance in the metal. Electric current flowing through resistance creates heat, and the electrical energy is converted into thermal energy. If you suddenly have the idea that glass or ceramic cooking utensils won't work on this surface, you would be correct.

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