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What is the ability of a substance to slow down electrical current?
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∙ 13y ago
For starters, let's define the "flow" of electricity. There are several terms people might use to discuss electricity and it's flow. The term voltage only describes the potential energy that can flow, much like water contained in a storage tank above ground. Another term used is current. Current is the kinetic or actual flow of electric energy from one point in a circuit to another. The control of the flow of electricity is accomplished many different ways, I will keep my discussion in the realm of Home Electricity since it is the area this question was posted in. The switch is the simplest and most discrete method of controlling current, but it is only on or off with no in-between state. The other possibilities are controlling current only to a limited pre-determined rate, such as 20 amps, this is accomplished by a circuit breaker or fuse. To have a variable control over current flow you might use a dimmer control or something similar. There are other means to slow-down current flow in the world of electronics, this discussion gets much deeper and is beyond the scope of my answer here. I do hope this is helpful.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoNot sure what you are referring to. A higher resistance reduces current given a fixed voltage. If you are trying to delay a signal of some type, a delay line is used. This is basically a coil with many, many windings.
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∙ 13y agoResistance & can be measured with ohmeter.
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∙ 10y agoA lack of conducting materials.
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Resistance & can be measured with ohmeter.
What The ability of a substance to slow down electric current?
Resistance & can be measured with ohmeter.
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the ability if a substance to slow down electric current
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That is an electrical resistor.
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Resistance. And it doesn't "slow down current", it reduces the current.
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That sounds like a resistor. However, please note that "slow down a current" is not a very accurate description of what happens. What the resistor does is take energy away from the current.
