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Resistance slows the flow of electrons in a conductor.
When you say that a substance has resistance, it actually means that the substance slows down the flow of electrons, thereby reducing the current. So, higher the resistivity of a substance, lesser the velocity of the electrons in the circuit assuming all the other values constant.
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∙ 14y agovery simple: a resistor
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