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A potential difference causes an electric current.
Think of it like a river : the source of water is the most elevated point of the river, so the water has a lot of gravitational potential energy. The end of the river is the lowest point of it, so the water has very low gravitational potential energy. What happens between these two points? Water flows! This analogy can be applied to electricity; the potential difference is caused, for example, by a battery in an electric circuit.
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∙ 13y agoPotential difference is the difference in voltage between one end of a circuit and the other, which is what allows electrical current to flow.
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∙ 10y agoVoltage.
When the PD is connected via conductors, current will flow.
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∙ 12y agopotential difference is created by putting electrolytes in water ' the electrolyte breaks into pos and neg
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∙ 10y agoEDL
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A what difference is the what that causes charges to move?
. . . potential or voltage . . . . . . pressure
What is th potential difference that causes charges to move in a circuit?
The answer is voltage, resistance, electric discharge, and current. It is caused by a difference in energy stability between two points that favors a charge to move down a potential difference.
What does pd stand for in physics?
Pd in the periodic table stands for palladium.
What variable represents potential difference?
The variable that represents potential difference is V, which stands for voltage.
What is the electrical unit of potential difference?
Potential Difference is measured in Volts
What causes electric flow in a circuit?
Potential difference, voltage.
A what difference is the what that causes charges to move?
. . . potential or voltage . . . . . . pressure
Difference in a charge between two electrodes in a cell causes a ----between electrodes?
Potential difference.
What is th potential difference that causes charges to move in a circuit?
The answer is voltage, resistance, electric discharge, and current. It is caused by a difference in energy stability between two points that favors a charge to move down a potential difference.
What does pd stand for in physics?
Pd in the periodic table stands for palladium.
What causes the flow of electric current?
Electromotive force (potential difference, voltage) between two points of a conductor.
Can potential difference ocur without current?
Yes. This is the build up of charge. The difference in charge, aka the potential difference, is the driving force that causes current to flow. The third law of thermodynamics is in action when the circuit is completed and the current flows between two point as a result of the potential difference between those two points. (p.s. I am an American girl)
What does voltage cause the flow of?
there is a difference in electrical potential energy.
What is the push behind the flow of electrons?
The force that causes electrons to flow is called the Potential Difference, and it is measured in Volts(V).
What variable represents potential difference?
The variable that represents potential difference is V, which stands for voltage.
What is the electrical unit of potential difference?
Potential Difference is measured in Volts
How can you get the largest voltage difference?
There is no such thing as a 'voltage difference'! 'Voltage' means 'potential difference', so what you appear to be asking is "How do you get the largest potential difference difference?'! Potential difference is caused by the separation of charges between two points. The greater the amount of charge separation, the greater the potential difference.
