Question

What kind of wire will you use for the following–one offering low resistance or one offering high resistance?
a. connecting wire
b. filament of a bulb

Answer 1

(a) I will use a wire of low resistance as a connecting wire because it will produce less heat in the circuit.
(b) For the filament of a bulb, I would use a wire of high resistance because it would produce more heat and would glow brighter.