The heating element of an electric stove offers some _________ for the flow of the current through it.

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Solution

Electric heater is a device that works on the principle of the heating effect of current.
As the electric current is allowed to pass through, it converts electrical energy into heat due to its high resistance of itself.
A heating element of high resistance is used in it to resist the electric current flowing through it.
Due to high resistance, more electrical energy is converted into heat and the element gets heated up.
Hence, the heating element of an electric stove offers some resistance to the flow of the current through it.

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