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An Electric Path
A complete path for an electric current to follow is called a closed circuit. Ampere is the SI unit for measuring an electric current.
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What does an electric current always follow?
The path of least resistance.
How dangerous is electricity?
About as dangerous as a kitchen knife. Both are very useful, but in inexperienced hands, or used carelessly, can kill you or someone else. Bottom line - If you are going to work around electricity, get the proper training! If you are using electric appliances, read, understand, and follow the instructions.
How many amps does a 1 hp electric motor pull under a load?
T430.247 of the NEC shows that a 1 hp motor operating at full load on 115v will draw 16 amps, called Full Load Current (FLC). Conductors supplying this motor are required to be 125% of FLC which is 20 amps. Motor circuits are complicated things and do not follow the rules of other circuits. This motor, while drawing a maximum of 16 amps at full load and supplied with #12 AWG copper conductors can be protected by a breaker of 40 amps.
What are the problems with switching AC currents in a circuit of pure resistance at unity power factor?
Power factor does not apply to a resistive circuit. Just the current will follow the voltage (in phase)
Why is a cascode current mirror better than a simple MOSFET current mirror?
In simple MOSFET current mirror, the load current does not follow a linear relationship with reference current (ie for short channel MOSFET's multiplying factor due to channel length modulation cannot be neglected). But by cascoding the output resistance can be increased and since output resistance follows an inverse relationship with lambda (channel-length modulation parameter), the multiplying factor due to channel length modulation reduces to one and a linear relationship is obtained between reference and load current.
What is the complete path for an electric current to follow called?
A closed circuit
What will an electric current follow?
An electric current follows the path of least resistance.
What path with an electric current always follow?
"least resistance"
What does an electric current always follow?
The path of least resistance.
Up to how many paths can an electric current follow?
There is no limit. If you have a TV, a light and a refrigerator, electric current can go through all three.
What is the path that electricity follow?
An electric current flows from negative to positive.
In order to flow electricity must follow what?
In order for a current to flow there must be a complete circuit.
Why doesn't all current move in the same direction?
Not all current flows in the same direction because electric energy does not follow the circular flow of electricity which results to direct and alternate current.
What will an electric current always follow?
You'll get the most current in the path of lowest electrical resistance, but be aware that any conducting path will allow a current to flow.
What circuit is a circuit in which electrical current can follow only one path?
It is called a series circuit.
What circuit is it when electrical current has two or more paths to follow?
A circuit in which electricity only flows in one path is called a series circuit.
Why a current wire deflects a magnetic needle placed near it?
A current wire deflects a magnetic needle placed near it because the current wire is creating an electric field. If the current is supplied from an AC (alternating current source as opposed to DC which is direct current- AC would be from a wall socket, DC from a battery), then the current is constantly changing, so the electric field is constantly changing. A changing electric field results in a magnetic field perpendicular (90 degrees) to it. It is actually the magnetic field that is changing the needle direction, because that needle is trying to follow the magnetic field lines (similar to those that you see when you put iron filing near a magnet).
