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[[File:Electric stove elements.jpg|thumbnail|250px|Electric heating elements on a stovetop]]
[[File:Electric stove element red hot.jpg|thumbnail|200px|When powered, heating elements will often appear red hot, even in a well lit room]]
A '''heating element''' is a device which converts electricity into heat energy using the method of [[joule]] (or "resistance") heating. Electricity is run through a specially developed connection, which allows the electric flow, but resists it enough that a significant amount of it is converted to heat.<ref name="explainthatstuff.com">http://www.explainthatstuff.com/heating-elements.html</ref><br />
A '''heating element''' is a device which converts electricity into heat energy using the method of [[joule]] (or "resistance") heating. Electricity is run through a specially developed connection, which allows the electric flow, but resists it enough that a significant amount of it is converted to heat.<ref name="explainthatstuff.com">http://www.explainthatstuff.com/heating-elements.html</ref><br />
Heating elements are generally long, curving and often coiled strips. This kind of design allows for enough length to make efficient use of electricity, and enough surface area to release the heat into its environment.
Heating elements are generally long, curving and often coiled strips. This kind of design allows for enough length to make efficient use of electricity, and enough surface area to release the heat into its environment.