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The thickness of a wire is often referred to as its gauge, which is rated in reference to either cross-sectional area or diameter. In the United States, the American Wire Gauge (AWG) is commonly used. In this system, a larger AWG number corresponds to a thinner wire. The optimal gauge for "conducting electricity" depends on the specific application. If your goal is to simply pull as much current as possible, a thicker wire (small AWG number) is best as the current carrying capacity of a wire increases with its diameter while the resistivity decreases with an increase in cross-sectional area. This is often important in applications related to power transfer, particularly when high voltages are involved. On the other hand, low gauge wires present several drawbacks such as bulk, weight, and cost. Additionally, there are a number of applications where a thin wire is inherently preferable, such as in solenoid inductors (where turns per inch can be increased with a larger gauge) and wire heaters (where a larger gauge provides greater resistance and, thus, greater heat dissipation in the wire). That said, the gauge of your wire is not frequently an issue when dealing with electronics. Aside from very thick and very thin wires, common wire gauges can generally be treated the same and are typically abstracted as resistance-free connectors of circuit components.
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Which has the lowest resistance thin wire or thick wire?
A thin wire will have higher resistance than a thick wire. This is because resistance is inversely proportional to the cross-sectional area of the wire - a thicker wire has a larger cross-sectional area compared to a thin wire, so it offers less resistance to the flow of current.
Which has the greatest resistance a thick wire or a thin wire of the same length?
A thin wire will have greater resistance than a thick wire of the same length. This is because resistance is inversely proportional to the cross-sectional area of the wire. Thinner wires have smaller cross-sectional areas, leading to higher 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.
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.
Will a current flow more easily thick or thin wire?
A current will flow more easily through a thick wire compared to a thin wire because the thick wire has lower resistance, allowing electrons to flow more freely. Thicker wires also have more cross-sectional area for electrons to move through, reducing resistance further.
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.
Does thick wire produce more light than thin wire?
yes
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...
Which has the lowest resistance thin wire or thick wire?
A thin wire will have higher resistance than a thick wire. This is because resistance is inversely proportional to the cross-sectional area of the wire - a thicker wire has a larger cross-sectional area compared to a thin wire, so it offers less resistance to the flow of current.
Which offers more resistance to the flow of charge a thick wire or a thin wire?
Thin wire.
Which has the greatest resistance a thick wire or a thin wire of the same length?
A thin wire will have greater resistance than a thick wire of the same length. This is because resistance is inversely proportional to the cross-sectional area of the wire. Thinner wires have smaller cross-sectional areas, leading to higher resistance.
Does thin wire carry more current than thick wire?
No, thick wire can carry more current than thin wire because it has lower resistance. Thicker wires have more cross-sectional area, allowing electrons to flow more easily through the wire. This reduces the buildup of heat and minimizes the risk of overheating.
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.
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.
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.
What effect does the movement of eletricity have on thick and thin wire?
Builds less heat.
Which wire would have the lowest resistance a long thin iron wire at a high temperature or a short thick copper wire at a low temperature?
The short thick copper wire at a low temperature would have the lowest resistance. Copper has lower electrical resistance than iron, and a shorter, thicker wire has lower resistance compared to a long thin wire, regardless of the temperature.
