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When a conductor is charged the charge moves to the outer surface of the conductor?
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True. For instance in a wire, all of the charge is carried on the outside surface of the wire, and not down the center.
Why??
Because when the electricity flows down the wire it causes alternating magnetic fields which cause alternating eddy currents within the wire. An eddy current is bascially an electromagnetic area of turbulence, and in this instance makes the flow of electrons easier on the outer edge of the wire.
The higher the frequency that the electricity flows through the wire, the stronger the eddy currents and a thinner section of wire will carry the charge.
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What happens when there is a build up of an electric charge on an object?
The charge repels so if it's a conductor the charge moves as far away as possible (the side of the object). It will also attract other objects with an opposite charge, or repel ones with like charge.
What moves in a current?
Heat Energy
Why does test charge moves with zero acceleration to any point in the electric field?
They don't. If there is an electric field, any electric charge will be subject to a force, and therefore to an acceleration. Only in the special case that the charges are on the surface of a good conductor, they won't move because the charges quickly move to a state of equilibrium. In other words, once such a balance is reached, they won't move around any more.
What actually happens when current passes through conductor?
if the cuurent is less we can save the condutor if current is high nothing in our hand we need to pra for him
A negatively charged subatomic particle that moves around the nucleus is a proton?
The negatively charged subatomic particle that moves around the nucleus is the electron. The proton, along with the neutron, comprises the nucleus.
When an electric charge moves through a conductor there is an electric in the conductor?
current
How might you use a balloon with a negative charge to find out whether the charge on another balloon is positive or negative?
If you move a negatively-charged balloon close to another balloon, if it moves towards the first balloon, it is positively-charged. If it moves away, it is negatively charged.
What electric charge crates a magnetic field?
Moving charges produce magnetic fields.Answer 2In other words, when the charge moves along a conductor it creates an electric current. The current induces a magnetic field around the conductor.
What do moving companies charge?
Local moves are charged by the hour; the total amount depends on how many movers you have and how long it takes them to complete the move. Out of state moves are charged by the weight. I will include a link in the source box for you for more information.
What happens when there is a build up of an electric charge on an object?
The charge repels so if it's a conductor the charge moves as far away as possible (the side of the object). It will also attract other objects with an opposite charge, or repel ones with like charge.
What moves in a current?
Heat Energy
What makes electric charge to flow?
When we bring a positively charged body towards a negatively charged body the negatively charged particles in the negatively charged body move towards the positively charged particles in the other body i.e an electric charge moves when we bring two bodies of differently charged bodies or the same charges(they repel each other in this case)
How can motion produce electrity?
When a charged particle moves through a magnetic field it experiences a force from that field. When an electrical conductor moves through a magnetic field the electrons, which are negatively charged, being moving, creating an electric current.
Which part of an atom is positively charged and which part is negatively charged?
It is the nucleus of an atom that is positively charged. You'll recall that an atom is made up of protons, neutrons and electrons (hydrogen-1 excepted). And the protons and neutrons hang out in the nucleus, giving it an overall positive charge because the proton has a positive change.
Why does test charge moves with zero acceleration to any point in the electric field?
They don't. If there is an electric field, any electric charge will be subject to a force, and therefore to an acceleration. Only in the special case that the charges are on the surface of a good conductor, they won't move because the charges quickly move to a state of equilibrium. In other words, once such a balance is reached, they won't move around any more.
When an electric current moves through a long conductor each electron moves?
The free electrons moves through a relatively short distance.
An electric current is made up of?
An electric current is made up electrons that are moving into a place that is usually positively charged. It moves towards an area that is positive to be able to neutralize that charge.
