You have seen that the heating effect of current can be put to good use. Can you think of situations where this effect results in wastage of energy?

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Yes, when electric current passes through long conductors, a portion of energy is wasted in the form of heat. Also, in case of an incandescent lamp, only a part of electricity is converted into light and the rest is wasted as heat, which is unwanted.

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