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All conductors oppose electron current flow and warm up some, except the superconductors. That's because all conductors (save the superconductors) have some amount of resistance to the flow of current. That means any voltage applied will drive some current through a conductor, and the resistance will cause some amount of heating to take place. ======================================== Any conductor with a finite resistance (R > 0) will do. However, to be safe to the human operator and an efficient heat source, use a higher-resistance conductor wound in a spiral, such as the tungsten filament in an incandescent light bulb, which turns hot very quickly, but mostly emits infrared radiation (heat). Please check the related link for more information. ===============================

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How an object opposes an electrical current passing through it?

An object can oppose an electrical current passing through it by having resistance. This resistance limits the flow of electrons, causing a drop in voltage and generating heat. Materials with high resistance, such as insulators like rubber or glass, will strongly oppose the flow of current.


What is resistance and how is it defined in electrical terms?

Resistance is the measure of how much a material or component opposes the flow of electric current. In electrical terms, resistance is defined as the ratio of voltage to current in a circuit, measured in ohms.


What are basic principals of electromechanical energy conversion?

Electromechanical energy conversion involves the conversion of electrical energy to mechanical energy and vice versa. Key principles include Faraday's Law of electromagnetic induction, which explains the generation of voltage in a coil due to a changing magnetic field, and Lenz's Law, which states that the induced voltage opposes the change in magnetic flux. Additionally, the Lorentz force law describes the force on a current-carrying conductor in a magnetic field, resulting in the movement of the conductor.


Resistance is a energy?

Resistance is not energy; it is a property that opposes the flow of electric current in a circuit, leading to the dissipation of electrical energy in the form of heat. Energy is the capacity to do work or produce heat, and resistance is one factor that affects the amount of energy that is dissipated in a circuit.


What is The force that opposes the movement of energy?

Kinetic Energy :D

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Why is a resistor called so?

I resistor is called so because it provides electrical resistance (measured in ohms). Electrical resistance describes how an electrical conductor (a wire) opposes the flow of an electrical current (flow of electrons). To overcome this opposition a voltage (a energy) must dropped (used) across the conductor (wire).


What is the property of a conductor that opposes the flow of charge passing through it is called?

property of a conductor that opposes the flow of charge passing through it


What is the opposite of conductor of electricity?

The opposite of a conductor (conducts electric flow) is a non-conductor, or something that opposes the flow, which would be an insulator.


What is the electrical property that opposes change in current?

inductance


What is meant by coupling magnetic field in electromechanical energy conversion?

Coupling field is link between electrical and mechanical energies in electromechanical energy conversions. If the output is mechanical (motor), coupling field reacts with input electrical energy in terms of Back EMF which opposes the input. Coupling field absorbs energy from electrical system, converts and delivers mechanical energy. If output is electrical (generator), coupling field reacts with input mechanical energy in terms of Magnetic Drag which opposes the input. Coupling field absorbs energy from mechanical system, converts and delivers electrical energy.


What is the opposite of a conductor?

The opposite of a conductor (conducts electric flow) is a non-conductor, or something that opposes the flow, which would be an insulator.


What is elettric resistance?

Resistance is a measure of how much an object opposes the passage of electrons


What charges an alternator?

Alternators convert rotating mechanical energy into electrical energy. Alternators produce electrical energy by induction of the coil wires by the spinning electromagnet rotor. The back voltage and eddy currents produce a magnetic field that opposes the rotation of the rotor, conserving total energy.


How an object opposes an electrical current passing through it?

An object can oppose an electrical current passing through it by having resistance. This resistance limits the flow of electrons, causing a drop in voltage and generating heat. Materials with high resistance, such as insulators like rubber or glass, will strongly oppose the flow of current.


Anything that opposes the flow of electrons is called?

A resistor is a component in a circuit that opposes the flow of electrons. It is designed to limit the current passing through a circuit.


Why does the changing magnetic flux in a conducting loop always induced a current that generates field opposing the change in flux?

Free electrons in the conducting carry a charge, and electrons are influenced by magnetic waves. Thus if a magnetic wave is generated by the changing field, electrons will feel the influence. Since the system is naturally stable it will resist changes, and thus it opposes the influence. The current flowing in the conductor will generate a field opposing the incoming field.


Conclusion for capacitance and capacitive reactance?

Capacitance is the capacity to store electric charges, usually a small amount of it, in a capacitor.Capacitive reactance is the reactance associated with a capacitor. Reactance is something that opposes the flow of current, in an AC circuit - but, unlike resistance, DOES NOT convert electrical energy into heat.