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Do we "spend" anything in a resistance? Like for example: Current, mass, energy, field, potential, momentum? If the answer is yes, what do we spend? Explain your answer briefly.
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Do we "spend" anything in a resistance? Like for example: Current, mass, energy, field, potential, momentum? If the answer is yes, what do we spend? Explain your answer briefly.

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Resistance dissipates electrical ENERGY in the form of heat.
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Resistance, like the word suggests, is the objects opposition to flow of current through it. I would think that as the object is causing resistance, some of the energy from the electricity is dissipated as heat.
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