A high tension wire has a _____ resistance. Fill in the blank.

Low

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High

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Equal

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None

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Solution

The correct option is A Low
A high tension wire has a low resistance and large surface area. Instead of taking a single thick wire of low resistance, it is made by twisted together a number of thin wires insulated from each other so as tat it can radiate the head provided.

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