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When a wire is made smaller, the resistance increases. Which happens to the electric current?
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When a wire is made smaller, the resistance increases. Which happens to the electric current?

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Any time the resistance in a circuit increases, for any reason, the
current in the circuit decreases, unless the voltage is increased
to compensate for the greater resistance.
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