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A switch is used of stop the current flow in a circuit and the bulb can be classed as the load in a circuit.
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Why doesn't a bulb light up until you press the switch?
A switch completes the circuit, allowing electricity to pass from the cell (battery) to the bulb.
How do you make bulb light using a switch?
In a theoretical ciucuit, a switch is not essential. What is needed is a source of electricity.
What describes electricity flowing from a battery through a switch to a light bulb?
A circuit
Why do bulb glow when you switch it on?
Because electricity flow through it's wire. Electricity came from outlets source. When you plugged in a device, electricity will flow into two ways. One is directed on a bulb and the other one is cut. Two points of cut wires are put in a switch so if you presses the switch, the other current (whether positive or negative) will generate full electricity that is capable of lighting a light bulb.
How does circuit stop flowing when light bulb switch is off?
The simplist answers is that electricity needs to complete a circuit fully. It stops flowing because there is no complete circuit. The switch is a device for opening and closing the circuit. When the switch is in the off position the circuit is said to be open and electricity cannot flow.
Does electricity flow through a light when the light is turned off?
The OFF position on the light switch interrupts the flow of electricity to the light bulb. If the switch is ON, there is always electricity at the light socket, even when the light bulb is removed. if the lamp is still pluged in electricity is still flowing through the lamp even if it is off or on
Why does the bulb not light until you press the switch?
there is no electricity running thru the wires yet
What circuits are closed paths that will allow electricity to travel in a loop and make a light bulb work?
a switch
What is in a light bulb when it's switch is turned on or connected the electricity flows through what we call?
A closed current
Give two possible reasons why their circuit does not work when they close the switch?
The cell has no more electricity and the bulb has blown.
How does a fridge light work?
Refrigerator Light OperationThe light inside a fridge is an "appliance" bulb. It is controlled by a spring loaded switch, usually mounted in the door frame across the top of the door opening.The switch is on when the door is open which allows the spring to push a "plunger" out, thus closing the switch and allowing electricity to flow to the bulb filament.When the door is closed, the door pushes the plunger IN, opening the switch, and thus cutting off the flow of electricity to the bulb.
Why are lights off when the switch is open?
Lights are on when a circuit (a path for electricity to flow through) is complete, and light is produced when electricity passes through the bulb because the material is energized by electricity, causing it to give off electromagnetic radiation. Most of the EM radiation is in the form of visible light, but some is in infrared which is why light bulbs (especially incandescent) get hot. When you turn off a switch, the circuit is broken at the switch, so electricity does not flow through the bulb.
