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A complete electric circuit includes a voltage source current wires and something to ground the flow of current?

If you ground the flow of current like the last part of your question states you will not have a complete circuit as the circuit will open on a short circuit. To make a complete circuit operate you need a power source, an overload device to protect the conductors of the circuit, conductors to carry the current and a load across the power source which causes the current to flow in the circuit. Leave any one of these things out and you will not have a complete circuit.


A switch is a device that stops and starts current flow in a circuit?

Yes, a switch is a device that stops and starts current flow in a circuit.


What electrical quantity is the same throughout a series circuit?

In any series circuit, there is one and only one path for current flow. All the current flowing in the circuit will flow through all of the devices in that circuit. A break at any point in the circuit will cause current flow to cease. Lastly, it is current that is the same at any point in the circuit where we'd care to measure it.


What is closed path throuth which current can flow?

An electric circuit.


What are the images of series and parallel circuit?

parallel circuit, a circuit containing two or more subcircuits connected across each other allowing current flow to divide between them, the voltage across all of these subcircuits is identicalseries circuit, a circuit containing two or more subcircuits connected inline with each other allowing the voltage to distribute across them, current flow through all these subcircuits is identicalopen circuit, a circuit with a break (or opening) in it, preventing current from flowingclosed circuit, a circuit with no breaks (its fully closed) in it, permitting current flowshort circuit, a circuit having an unintended low impedance path (or shortcut path) somewhere in it causing current flow to bypass one or more subcircuits within the circuit; this often causes excessive current flow and damage, unless a fuse melts or a circuit breaker pops to create an open circuit and thus protect things

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Voltage causes current to flow in an electric circuit.


How does a resistor affect the flow of current in an electrical circuit?

A resistor restricts the flow of current in an electrical circuit by resisting the flow of electrons. This causes a decrease in the amount of current that can pass through the circuit.


When the wires are connected to the terminals of the battery what causes electric current in a circuit?

The resistance of the load is what causes an electric current to flow in a circuit.


Corrosion in a circuit results in high current flow?

When there is corrosion in a circuit, it results in lower current flow. This is because corrosion actually causes resistance.


When wires are connected to the terminals of a battery. what causes electric current in the circuit?

The electric current in a circuit is caused by the flow of electrically charged particles, typically electrons, through the wires. When the battery is connected, it creates a potential difference (voltage) that pushes the electrons to move from the negative terminal to the positive terminal, creating a continuous flow of current in the circuit.


What trips a circuit breaker and causes it to shut off the flow of electricity?

A circuit breaker trips and shuts off the flow of electricity when there is an overload of current or a short circuit in the electrical circuit.


How do resistors affect the change in current flowing through a circuit?

Resistors in a circuit reduce the flow of current by impeding the movement of electrons. This causes a decrease in the overall current flowing through the circuit.


Why is there no flow of electric current?

There are two possible causes: 1. The circuit has no Voltage applied to it. 2. The resistance of the circuit is INFINITE.


What causes a posite current in a battery?

A electrical from a battery is the flow of elecrons through a circuit in the opposite dirrection to the current flow. This current flow also happens inside the battery between the plates.


What flows through a circuit and causes a magnetic field?

An electric current flowing through a circuit causes a magnetic field. This is due to the movement of electric charges, usually electrons, in the circuit. The magnetic field produced is perpendicular to the direction of the current flow.


A complete electric circuit includes a voltage source current wires and something to ground the flow of current?

If you ground the flow of current like the last part of your question states you will not have a complete circuit as the circuit will open on a short circuit. To make a complete circuit operate you need a power source, an overload device to protect the conductors of the circuit, conductors to carry the current and a load across the power source which causes the current to flow in the circuit. Leave any one of these things out and you will not have a complete circuit.