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When you start at the negative end of the battery, you start to lose electrons and the circuit is closed.

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Q: If you start at the negative end of the battery what will happen to the electrons when a closed circuit turn on a light?
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What is a closed circuit?

A closed circuit is a kind of electric circuit in which the path that the electrons follow forms a complete circuit.


When electric circuit is closed no current flow through it IS the statement is correct?

yes... this is possible if a diode i connected in reverse bias with a battery and a resistor for example. A diode in reverse bias means its anode will be connected to positive terminal of the battery and its cathode to the negative terminal of the battery. In such a case, minimal current flows through the circuit which can be neglected.


What can be used to produce a continuous flow of charge?

A battery will do this, when connected to a closed circuit (for a while).


What direction does electricity flow in a simple circuit?

This is a very complicated question in reality. in a simple Dc circuit (i.e. a battery driven circuit) there are 2 way's that current is talked about. the reason is historic, so here goes a very brief answer. When people first beagn to identify how current flowed in circuits there was a school of thought that a sort of liquid flowed in electric circuits, and the driver (battery) had parts that had an excess of the liquid, and parts that had less. The bits with more were positive + and the bits with less were lacking (negative) - Naturally the liquid would try to balance the circuit, and so current was said to flow from positive to neagtive. This is referred to as conventional current. so Conventional current is said to flow from positive to negative. Thanks to the work of Earnest Rutherford and Niels Bohr (a student of rutherford) we now know that electric current flows as a result of electrons in the wire bumping along the wire jumping from atom to atom. This actually means that in reality current should have been flowing from negative (a surplus store of electrons) to positive (a lack of electrons) to avoid confusion, a new term was coined. Electron Flow. so Electron Flow is from Negative to Positive. Now to your question. How does electricity flow in a simple circuit. A Battery has 2 plates, one charged with a surplus of electrons, and one lacking electrons. When a circuit is closed, the difference in the potential of the plates (called potential difference, and measured in Volts) causes electrons to be pushed into one end of the wire at the negative terminal, while a strong pull is made on the other end of the wire by the positive terminal. The electron at the negative terminal pushes its way onto the copper atom, making it's charge unbalance, so it lets one of its electrons go, this free electron, moves on the next atom ... and so on, literally bumping electrons along the wire in the direction of pull, created by the battery. finally an electron exists the wire into the battery and one electron has been transfered to balance the battery charge. The stronger the force (Voltage) the faster the electrons flow, this continues until the driving force (battery) is balanced (discharged) when we say the battery is flat. Hope this makes it a bit easier to understand what is happening, even if I can't exactly answer the question But I suspect your answer should be Electron Flow in a simple electrical circuit is from Negative to positive.


How does closed circuit work?

A closed circuit works by having electricity flow in a complete circuit or circle or any closed shape.

Related questions

What is the evidence that an electrical circuit is closed?

When that circuit has no breaks. It is an endless path of current flow.


Why is there a positive and a negative in a car battery?

Because you won't get a complete and closed circuit without a ground.


A closed path through which electrons can flow is?

A closed path through which electrons flow is known as a circuit.


Why does an electric circuit that operates correctly need to be closed circuit?

In order to have the electricity or the flow or electrons going around the circuit, the circuit must be closed. If it is not closed then electrons cannot flow.


Diagram of a closed circuit?

a closed circuit is a complete circuit with no breaks at all, one example:- a closed circuit occurs when you turn the light switch on an open circuit has a physical break in the circuit, which stops the flow of electrons. one example is when the lights are turned off, the switch creates a physical break in the circuit


When current flows to all parts of a circuit the circuit is open?

Current only flowes in a closed circuit. Electrons have to have a complete path from the negative side of the source to the positive side.


What is a complete electric circuit?

A complete electric circuit is basically an electric circuit in which the electrons flow from negative terminal to positive terminal without any disturbance. The switch has to be closed in order for this to work otherwise, the flow will be broken.


Is a free flowing path an example of a closed circuit?

It is a closed circuit if there is a load in the circuit (light bulb etc), otherwise it is a short circuit (+ to - on a car battery with a screwdriver)


Is there a difference between an open and closed circuit?

In an open circuit, the electrons cannot flow easily because one of the parts in a circuit is not connected, whereas, in a closed circuit all the parts are connected, therefore, the electrons can flow easily. Hope this helps:)


Why does an electrial current flow?

when the circuit is closed i.e. there is complete connection between all devices, there is an attraction for the electrons from the negative terminal towards the positive terminal. the flow/movement of electrons is called electric current.


What is the closed loop called that lets the electrons move?

An electrical circuit.


What are normally open and close circuits?

The electric path which starts from the positive terminal of a cell or battery ends at its negative terminal, without any break, is called closed electric circuit or complete electric circuit. The electric path,which starts from the positive terminal of a cell or battery, is broken at some point, is called open electric circuit or incomplete electric circuit.