Why does a wire that carries electric current become hot

Chemistry: The Central Science 12
Problem 27E Intermolecular Forces (Section) Ethylene glycol (HOCH2CH2OH), the major substance in antifreeze, has a normal boiling point of 198 C. By comparison, ethyl alcohol (CH3CH2OH) boils at 78 C at atmospheric pressure. Ethylene glycol dimethyl ether (CH3OCH2CH2OCH3) has a normal boiling poi

University Physics with Modern Physics (1) 14
What are the units of volume? Suppose another student tells you that a cylinder of radius r and height h has volume given by pr3 h. Explain why this cannot be right.

Statistics for Engineers and Scientists 4
In an experiment involving the breaking strength of a certain type of thread used in personal flotation devices, one batch of thread was subjected to a heat treatment for 60 seconds and another batch was treated for 120 seconds. The breaking strengths (in N) of ten threads in each batch were measur

Urban Economics 8
Consider a city that imposes a new pollution tax that increases the average cost (and price) of the good produced by a polluting industry by 4 percent and improves the citys environmental quality by 20 percent. The price elasticity of demand for the citys export goods is -1.50. a. The total output of

Urban Economics 8
Consider a monocentric city where the cost of commuting is $40 per mile per month. A household located eight miles from the city center occupies a dwell- ing with 1,000 square feet at a monthly rent of $600. Nonland cost per dwelling is $250, and there are 10 houses per hectare. a. The price of housi

Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life 15
A massive die-off of lobsters in the Long Island Sound was blamed on pesticides sprayed to control mosquitoes that carry West Nile virus. Why might a chemical designed to kill insects also harm lobsters but have no effect on sea stars?

Principles of Economics 9
A closed economy has income of $1,000, government spending of $200, taxes of $150, and investment of $250. What is private saving? a. $100 b. $200 c. $300 d. $400