Resistivity: As current flows through a uniform wire, the wire gets hotter because the electrons stop moving and therefore transform their lost kinetic energy into thermal energy in the wire.

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As current flows through a wire, the wire gets hotter due to the collisions between the flowing electrons and the atoms in the wire. These collisions convert some of the electrons' kinetic energy into thermal energy, not because the electrons stop moving.

Resistivity: as Current Flows Through a Uniform Wire, the Wire