What happens when charge enters the resistor?

[kartikwat]

What happens when charge enters the resistor?

 

[Hardik Batra]

What do you mean by resistor ?

 

[phinds]

question is too vague

 

[berkeman]

What happens when charge enters the resistor?

Wikipedia is your friend... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resistor

 

[jaydnul]

It's like a roadblock. Some of the electron's kinetic energy is transferred to the resistor atom's thermal energy. The resistor heats up, the electrons have less energy coming out the other side. This is why it's called a voltage drop, you lose potential energy.

 

[kartikwat]

Resistor

What do you mean by resistor ?

Resistor is a device used in electrical circuits.

 

[kartikwat]

Resistor

It's like a roadblock. Some of the electron's kinetic energy is transferred to the resistor atom's thermal energy. The resistor heats up, the electrons have less energy coming out the other side. This is why it's called a voltage drop, you lose potential energy.

Thank you it was very clear.