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Current doesn't flow inside the cell. The cell is used to push current through an external

circuit.

The so-called "conventional" current flows out of the positive terminal of the cell, through

the circuit, and back into the negative terminal of the cell.

The confusing truth is that the actual physical carrier of current is the electron, which

carries a negative charge. So the things that are actually moving and carrying the current

through the circuit leave the dry cell from its negative terminal, physically flow through

the circuit, and end up at the cell's positive terminal.

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What kind current is produced by a dry cell?

A dry cell produces direct current (DC) when a chemical reaction within the cell generates a flow of electrons in one direction. This current flows from the negative terminal to the positive terminal of the cell.


What allows current to flow in one direction?

A diode is one of the fundamental building blocks of electronics. They allow the flow of electrons in one direction only. Thus are commonly used as rectifiers to turn ac voltages into dc. [A dry cell (mistakenly called a battery, which is a group of cells) will allow electron flow in one direction only, or rather, it will provide current flow in one direction. ]


What is the direction of flow of current in a cell?

Current doesn't flow inside the cell. The cell is used to push current through an external circuit. The so-called "conventional" current flows out of the positive terminal of the cell, through the circuit, and back into the negative terminal of the cell. The confusing truth is that the actual physical carrier of current is the electron, which carries a negative charge. So the things that are actually moving and carrying the current through the circuit leave the dry cell from its negative terminal, physically flow through the circuit, and end up at the cell's positive terminal.


What causes current to flow in dry cell?

Current flows in a dry cell due to a chemical reaction within the cell, where electrons are released from the anode (negative terminal) and flow through the external circuit to the cathode (positive terminal). This flow of electrons creates an electric current.


How does the dry cell work when chopped?

A dry cell battery has the electrolyte immobilized as a paste, with only enough moisture in it to allow current to flow. A dry cell can operate in any orientation without spilling as it contains no free liquid.


Does a dry-cell battery produce the same current that a generator produces?

A dry cell produces direct current, which means that the current flows from one terminal of the dry cell to the other in one direction only. The word generator nowadays often means a device that produces alternating current, which is to say current that reverses its direction, usually at a fixed rate called the frequency. For instance, the current available in North American homes is alternating current at 60 cycles per second; it reverses direction 120 times per second. A machine that produces current that resembles what is available from a dry cell is often called a dynamo. These devices are similar to generators but with switches in them to change the alternating current to direct current, in effect. The current they produce is still not quite like that from a dry cell inasmuch as it's not perfectly 'smooth' continuous direct current. There's a ripple of slightly higher and lower current superimposed on the direct current. Please see the link, especially the graph associated with the Gramme dynamo.


What best describes a direct current?

The current produced by batteries is direct current. Electronic devices need direct current; in this case, they need a power supply (often built into the electronic device itself), that converts the alternating current, from the electric outlet, to direct current.


Does a dry cell battery produce alternating current or direct current?

directA dry cell battery produces DC.


How are the dry cells connected in series connection?

The voltage will be double that of one dry cell. The current will be that of one dry cell.


What type of current does a dry-cell battery use?

It is DC or `direct current'.


What type of current do dry-cell batteries produce?

A Direct Current, DC.


What is an example of a constant source of electric current?

Dry Cell(Leclanche cell)