PDF chapter test TRY NOW

  1. Make a circuit as shown in figure.
  2. Take about \(10\ cm\) long piece of nichrome wire.
  3. Tie it between the nails.
  4. Touch the wire.
  5. Now switch on the current in the circuit by moving the switch to the 'ON' position.
  6. After a few seconds touch the wire. (Do not hold it for a long time.)
  7. Switch off the current.
  8. Touch the wire again after a few minutes.
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Circuit connection
 
What do you infer from the above experiment?
 
The  through the circuit and makes the . This is called as the of the electric current.