when connected to the same source ? Why ? Name the factors on which the resistance of a wire depends.

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Explanation:-

The current will flow more easily through a thick wire than through a thin wire of the same material when connected to the same source. 

This is due to the fact that the resistance of a wire is inversely proportional to the square of its diameter.

 A thick wire has a greater diameter and hence lesser resistance making the current flow through it more easily. 

On the other hand, a thin wire has smaller diameter and hence greater resistance to the flow of current through it.

Final answer:-

The current will flow more easily through the thick wire than the thin wire.

 It is because the resistance of a conductor is inversely proportional to its area of cross-section. 

If the thicker the wire, the less is resistance and hence more easily the current flows.

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