What happens when charge enters the resistor?

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What happens when charge enters the resistor?
 

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What do you mean by 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.
 
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Hardik Batra said:
What do you mean by resistor ?

Resistor is a device used in electrical circuits.
 
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Jd0g33 said:
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.
 

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