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Will current flow more easily through a thick wire or a thin wire of the same material, when connected to the

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Will current flow more easily through a thick wire or a thin wire of the same material, when connected to the same source? Why?

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The current will flow more easily through thick wire. It is because the resistance of a
conductor is inversely proportional to its area of cross - section. If thicker the wire, less is resistance and hence more easily the current flows.

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