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It can either allow it or forbid it ... by changing its resistance from negligible to infinite.
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How does a switch control the flow of electricity?
When the switch is open, the circuit is not a complete circuit. Electricity needs a complete circuit of conductive material. The switch breaks the circuit causing the flow of electricity to be disrupted. When you close the switch, a full circuit is restored thus restoring the flow of electricity.
What is the of a switch?
The function of a switch is to break and connect the flow of electricity.
What is the scientific name for something that stops the flow of electricity?
switch...this break the flow of electricity, from a circuit
How does an insulator affect the flow of electricity?
It prevents the flow of electricity since they do not have mobile electrons or mobile ions to allow the flow of electricity.
What is the function of a switch?
The function of a switch is to break and connect the flow of electricity.
What is used to prevent the flow of electricity?
A switch. Insulation keeps the electricity from a short circuit.
An object that stops the flow of electricity is called?
An object that will stop the flow of a current is called a switch.
If a switch is said to be open will a curcuit work?
A circuit will not work if a switch is open, be because it is not allowing the electricity to flow. Where as if it was closed it would give the electricity a sealed off path to flow through.
What are the devices that control the flow of electricity by breaking or completing a circuit?
a switch
When is a switch an insulator?
A switch is a device that can either be a conductor or an insulator. When the switch is off, it becomes an insulator and resists the flow of electricity.
What is a push to brakes switch?
A push to brake switch is a switch were it cancels out the circuit so that the electricity cannot flow through the circuit.
When does electricity start to flow?
When the electrical circuit is completed - usually by closing a switch.
