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Why must there be no gaps in an electric circuit for it to carry current?
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Current travels through free electrons (These are present in most transitional metals and some allotropes of carbon (I.E. Graphite)), when there is a break in a circuit (No metal present) the current cannot travel the gap, unless it is of sufficient energy to "arc" through the air to connect the gap. However this will only occur if completing the circuit is the easiest and quickest way to ground itself (Hence why people get electric shocks, we, being made up of mostly water, conduct electricity better than air, so the current passes though us to ground).
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What is a curcuit in which there are no gaps?
If there are no gaps in a curcuit, it is a closed curcuit.
What is it called when you fill in gaps with what your senses tell us?
Perception is when you fill in the gaps with what your senses tell you.
When temperature rises what will happen to the gaps between the concrete sections?
when the tempreture rises the gaps between the concrete pavement will expand because of the heat.
What would happen if there were no gaps in a bridge?
Expansion and contraction with heat and cold causes the road to swell and shrink. the gaps are for that purpose so the road or bridge would buckle and break if they were not there! Before this was discovered things broke often
Do a kettle heat faster with metal plate with gaps?
No
What is an complete circuit?
A circuit is complete whenever current can flow from the battery (or what is producing current), through the circuit, and back to the battery. A complete circuit could contain just a battery and one wire. An incomplete circuit could be a battery with a wire attached to just one terminal, because current cannot flow all the way through the circuit in this case (i.e. cannot flow through the battery). note: not all elements in a circuit may have current flow in a complete circuit. For instance, a light bulb may be shorted but you still have a complete circuit.
Can a series circuit have gaps?
no because there is no switches
What happens when a circuit is not complete?
a complete circuit is a circuit through which a current can flow(see closed circuit)A complete circuit is almost like a circle. Energy flows through this circle in order to make the light bulb light.A circuit that has a power source, a load such as a light or motor to power and a ground point.A complete circut is a circut with no gaps.
What are the Gaps between your current level and aspired level?
current level aspired level
Why can't electricity go through broken wires?
The wire is not the problem. Electric current has no trouble going through the wire. But in order for a current to flow, there must be a complete conducting path from one side of the power supply to the other side, with no gaps in the path where there's no conductor. A broken wire has gaps in it where the only material in the gap is some other material, like rubber, water, or air. Thoise gaps are the problem, because any of those materials is a poor conductor, through which electricity cannot go.
Why are electric mixer stands bad?
It spatters a lot on high speed and has many gaps to clean.
How do staff in health services organisation ensure that skill current any skills gaps are rectified?
Staffs in a health services organisation ensure their skills are current and skill gaps are rectified with encouraging employees to self monitor their work and to conduct periodic self assessments. Self assessments provide the means for employees to identify skills gaps and for employers to develop programs that will reduce those gaps.
What is performance gaps?
Performance gap is the difference between current situation and intended situation.
What is it called when a circuit has gaps or breaks?
It is called an open, incomplete, or broken circuit. Circuits might be opened intentionally (using a switch), or unintentionally (breaks in, or disconnected wiring).
Why capacitor is connected across parallel in the output of rectifier circuit?
For filtering the out put siginals of the rictifier circuit by compensating for the gaps created during rectification by its stored charge.
Is it need iron core in dc generator?
If, by 'core', you mean its magnetic circuit, the answer is yes you do! Without a magnetic circuit, you will not be able to concentrate the magnetic flux within the air gaps enough to produce sufficient torque on the rotor windings.
How do you capitalise gaps in research?
I assume the question is about 'gaps in research'? If beginning a sentence: Gaps in research. If part way along a sentence: '...gaps in research....' If part of a title: Gaps In Research.
