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Mention any five practical uses of resistors and elaborate on each use in day-to-day life.
There are numerous places where resistors are used.  Here are some places where resistors are used.
    a radio,
    a portable tape player,
    a television,
    a telephone,
    a cellular phone,
    the electronic ignition in a car,
    a computer circuit board
Heating Applications:
        Home baseboard heaters
        Toasters
        Clothes Dryers

    Measurement Applications:
        Photoresistors to measure light intensity (Photgraphic light meters in a camera)
        Thermistors to measure temperature
        Strain gages to measure strain (Used in bathroom scales, measurements on bridges)


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