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The flow of electricity can be compared to the circulation of water in a?
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∙ 12y ago
A pipe. The volume of water available can be compared to voltage. The diameter of pipe could be compared to resistance with smaller diameter being larger resistance and the flow of water past a point in pipe is equivalent to current flow.
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When does electricity flow?
When there is a closed circuit, there is electricity flow.
Is voltage a flow of electricity?
no...current is a flow of electricity
What happens to electrical in a resistor?
when you think of electricity and resistance think of it as water in a river and rocks in a river. The water being the electricity and the rocks being the resistance. when water in a river flows and then come across rocks that block the water from flowing constantly, it slows down the water. therefore when electricity is flowing through a circuit with resistance, when it hits the resistors it slows the flow of electricity.
How are tidal power plants similar to hydroelectric plants?
Both use the flow of water generate electricity. Hydroelectric uses the flow of water from a high point to a low point. (A damn). Tidal power uses the flow of ocean tides in and out.
Why is an electricity not flow in an open circuit?
The electricity will flow from higher potential to lower potential in a closed circuit.
What is a material through which electricity does on flow?
water
The movement of water is like the flow of the electricity Electricity must have a complete path for the flow. This movement is called?
current
The movement of water is like the flow of the electricity. Electricity must have a complete path for the flow. This movement is called?
current?
How does the water flow in a creek during a flood compared to normal water flow?
because hhfhjdjjgdjjduhdjjdh
Which energy flow uses the flow of moving water to generate electricity?
You question is meaningless but the use of moving water to generate electricity is called 'Hydroelectricity'.
Can electricity flow through heavy water?
Electricity can flow through pure heavy water only at sufficiently high voltages to ionize the water. However, heavy water, like normal water, can dissolve salts to produce a solution that conducts electricity.
CAN WATER DECREASE A SUBSTANCE'S RESISTANCE TO FLOW OF ELECTRICITY?
no
How you would use the water flow to demonstrate a high voltage of electric current?
Electricity and water are often compared to help explain how electricity works. Voltage is like the speed of water in a river, and electrical current is like the amount of water in the river. Resistance can be compared to the physical width of the river. Power is voltage times current, or the speed of the water times the amount of water. Electricity is usually most dangerous when it is available at high power - similar to a huge, fast moving river.
If lightning strikes a lake can you be struck anywhere in the water?
Yes. Water is a conductor of electricity, thus when electricity strike water, electricity flow through the water, endangering people in the water.
How does the water flow in an old cast iron radiator?
The boiler has a circulation pump that circulate the water
What conducts more electricity acidic water in lemons or salty water?
acidic water because the salt slows down the the flow of electricity
Why is it dangerous to be wet or in water if you are handling electrical devices?
Water, when in contact with electricity, conducts the electricity to spread throughout the water instantly cause major electricity flow throughout the water. Water conducts electricity making it dangerous.
