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Electric charge occurs when atoms are stripped of their electrons by an external force. They become charged ions and can be seen most dramatically when friction of moving ice particles in clouds create huge voltages of static charge which finally discharges as a lightning bolt.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe great gods of Mount Olympus managed to do this incredible feat a mere 1500 years ago, and passed its secrets down to mankind. In order to uncover this secret, you must watch Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief. The movie accurately displays how a charge flows, and I think you'll find it most useful.
But if you wanna take the shortcut and get the answer fast, I suggest looking in your science textbook.
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∙ 12y agoThere is a difference between a charge and a static charge. A static charge occurs when positive and negative electrons separate themselves to form a conduct charge.
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∙ 14y agoWhen energy is in a place and has a switch on the charge will flow.
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∙ 12y agoVoltage.
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What are the steps that describe the movement of electric charges in a closed circuit?
Charges leave the dry cell. Charges move through the switch. Charges move from the switch to the light. Charges move through the light bulb. Charges move through the wire leading back to the dry cell.
What makes electric charges move through wires in an electric circuit?
A voltage.
What causes a electric current?
when a negative and a positive charges attract. or when there is a closed circuit.
What will happen to the charges in a circuit a when a switch is closed?
the electrons are not allowed to enter into the circuit.
What occurs when a pathway through which electrical charges can move forms suddenly?
If that pathway is to ground, it is called a short circuit. It should blow fuses or circuit breakers but can cause fires if protective devices are not functioning right.
An alternating current consists of charges that?
move back and forth in a circuit. :)
How charges move in a circuit?
Along a loop with no beginning and no end.
What are the steps that describe the movement of electric charges in a closed circuit?
Charges leave the dry cell. Charges move through the switch. Charges move from the switch to the light. Charges move through the light bulb. Charges move through the wire leading back to the dry cell.
What makes electric charges move through wires in an electric circuit?
A voltage.
What is th potential difference that causes charges to move in a circuit?
The answer is voltage, resistance, electric discharge, and current. It is caused by a difference in energy stability between two points that favors a charge to move down a potential difference.
A what difference is the what that causes charges to move?
. . . potential or voltage . . . . . . pressure
What causes a electric current?
when a negative and a positive charges attract. or when there is a closed circuit.
Does a battery supply the electrons in an electric circuit?
No, is it incorrect to say that a battery produces the charges that circulate in a circuit. Some might suggest that a battery is a current source, but the battery should most properly be considered a voltage source. It generates the electromotive force (emf or voltage) that causes charges to move. (It does this through electrochemical reactions.) The charges that circulate in a circuit (which might be termed the current flow) are already in the conductor and components. All the battery does is produce the voltage (the force) to move charges. Let's look at current flow and see why things might be best looked at in the manner we've stated.Note that the way a battery moves charges is to "inject" an electron into the circuit where it is tied to the negative terminal of that battery. The electron causes one electron in the circuit at the terminal to "move over" and that will cause another electron to "move over" and so on. This will continue until the "last electron" in the circuit at the positive terminal of the battery leaves the circuit and "goes into" the battery. Current flow in the circuit is like musical chairs with electrons everywhere in the circuit "moving over a space" to cause the current flow.Having gone through all that, it should be easier to see why a battery probably should not be considered the producer of charges that circulate in a circuit. Rather, the battery is the source of the voltage that drives the charges (the current) in the circuit.
Do charges move around a circuit due to electrostatic forces or potential difference?
Yes to both.
What will happen to the charges in a circuit a when a switch is closed?
the electrons are not allowed to enter into the circuit.
What flows through a circuit and causes a magnetic field?
An electric current flowing through a circuit causes a magnetic field. This is due to the movement of electric charges, usually electrons, in the circuit. The magnetic field produced is perpendicular to the direction of the current flow.
What causes some materials to be good insulatores of electricity?
because electric charges move to them more slowly
