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In very simple terms, there are two chemicals in a battery - one chemical wants more electrons and the other chemical wants to get rid of electrons. When a path (i.e. circuit) is completed between the two of them (the ends of a typical AA, AAA, D, etc. battery or the two posts on a 9V battery, the electrons are free to move from one post to another. The movement of electrons is current. Different chemicals and/or configurations determine how badly the electrons want to get from one chemical to another. That drive to get from one to another is called voltage potential, and is expressed in volts. How fast the electrons travel between the two chemicals is the flow, or current, and is expressed in Amperes or Amps... for small batteries, it is usually expressed in milliamps because the current is so low. The capacity of the battery is expressed in milliampere-hours which is how many amperes can flow between the chemicals over a given amount of time until the chemicals have exchanged so many electrons that the electrons no longer have any drive to flow between the chemicals anymore.
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What supplies energy to move elecricity through a circuit?
A battery
What is the source of energy in the circuit?
battery, generator, alternator, etc.
What produces energy in a circuit?
Different energy sources can be used, for example a battery, or energy from plug (delivered by the power company).
How a cell is essential in a circuit to provide energy for lights and motors?
The circuit needs some sort of energy source. This can be a battery/cell, or an AC outlet for example.
How can chemical energy turn into kinetic energy?
Any number of ways. If you're looking for an example then connecting a battery to an electric motor would do. Chemical energy in the battery is changed to electrical energy in the circuit, which the motor then converts to kinetic energy.
A battery or generator provides what?
It provides energy for a circuit.
What A battery or generator?
It provides energy for a circuit.
Which electrical component in a circuit provides energy to drive electric charges around a circuit?
Power source such as a battery if u pluged it in it will supply energy to drive electric charges around a circuit
What is the purpose of the battery in the circuit?
The purpose of the battery in a circuit is to wive energy to the circuit
What jobs dose a battery do in the circuit?
The purpose of the battery in a circuit is to wive energy to the circuit
What is the purpose of the batteries in the circuit?
The purpose of the battery in a circuit is to wive energy to the circuit
What is the role of the battery in a circuit?
"A battery stores electrical energy."
What provides energy to circuit?
One possibility for what affects the voltage, is how many light bulbs, motors etc you have in the circuit causing the energy ( voltage ) to be shared.
How does an electric circuit with a battery lamp copper wire and switch work?
The battery provides the current and the energy; the lamp consumes the energy when the current goes through it; the copper wire conducts the current; and the switch lets you close or open the circuit (so that current passes, or doesn't pass, through).
Which forms of potential energy are inside a battery circuit?
The form of potential energy inside of a battery is electrical energy travel inside the circuit. It takes cells inside the battery don't recharge, the cells are dead.
What is function of battery?
It stores electrical energy charge which then provides power to the circuit. Electricity is the stream of electrons through a conductive way like a wire. This way is known as a circuit. Batteries have three sections, an anode (- ), a cathode (+), and the electrolyte. The cathode and anode (the positive and negative sides at either end of a conventional battery) are snared to an electrical circuit.
Physics principle of the battery invention?
Chemical energy in the battery is turned into electrical energy when the battery is hooked up to an electrical circuit.
