Answer
Electrons in a current-carrying wire collide with wire atoms. Some of the electrons' energy is transformed into thermal energy of the wire atoms, heating up the wire.
Work Step by Step
This is discussed on page 439.
Conceptual Physics (12th Edition)
by Hewitt, Paul G.
Published by
Addison-Wesley
ISBN 10:
0321909100
ISBN 13:
978-0-32190-910-7
Chapter 23 - Reading Check Questions (Comprehension) - Page 446-447: 20
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