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What happens to current in a simple circuit as potential difference is increased?
depends on the simple circuit. please describe it.
How does electrical current flow in a circuit?
There is a potential difference (voltage) between two points and a path for electrons to travel from an area of low potential (negative) to an area of high potential (positive). Note the direction of "current flow" is opposite the direction of electron flow. In other words current flows from positive to negative. In a circuit involving only a resistor, the current flowing in the circuit is given by I=V/R where I = current, V= voltage, and R=resistance.
How current electricity moves in a circuit?
You need a source of electrical potential difference, also known as voltage (which is the technical term for what for you call "electric pressure"). The easiest and most common voltage source is a household battery. Hook up the positive electrode of the battery using a conductor (eg. a copper wire) to one end of your circuit and the negative electrode to the other end, and voila, you'll have electric current flowing through your circuit.
How the direction of electric current differs from the direction of electrons in a circuit?
Circular,,,from the word circuit.
The term for the flow of electrons through a circuit is?
electric current
What is the source of the electrons in a circuit?
The source of electrons in a circuit is supplied by an electric potential difference across two points . This potential difference in a circuit is called as voltage and is measured in joules per coulomb or volts.
The part of a circuit that increases the electric potential of the electrons is the?
Battery.
Does adding electrons to the circuit increase the emf?
No. But if you increased the EMF across the circuit, then more electrons would flow through it each second.
When the resistance in a circuit is increased what happens to the current?
The flow of electrons meets an increased impedance to it's flow.
What happens to the current in a circuit when the resistance is increased?
The flow of electrons meets an increased impedance to it's flow.
What happens to current in a simple circuit as potential difference is increased?
depends on the simple circuit. please describe it.
Which way in a circuit does electricity flow?
It flows from higher potential to lower potential. simply opposite to direction of electrons flow...
What is an electron's role in a circuit?
Everything that goes on in an electrical circuit happens in response to a flow of electrical current. Electrons are the carriers of electrical charge whose motion constitutes the electrical current in the circuit.
Is voltage the measure of the energy electrons transfer to a circuit as they flow?
A: NO voltage is a potential that theoretically can exits without any current flow
A closed path through which electrons can flow is?
A closed path through which electrons flow is known as a circuit.
What does volt measure?
Voltage measures the electrical potential between two parts of an electrical circuit. Also called electromotive force. Voltage provides the 'pressure' to drive electrons round a circuit.
What does a current flow of electrons need?
Your question is not clear. A current is generated when a group of electrons flow through a conductor, and this happens when there is a potential difference between the 2 ends of the conductor. If you want to know how can we start the flow of electrons it is by creating a potential difference in between the 2 ends of the conductor.
