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A material that conducts electric current slowly is called?

a circuit


What causes electrons in an electric current to flow slowly in that circuit?

We don't normally think of electrons "flowing slowly" in a circuit. In general, electricity operates at the speed of light. It is circuit characteristics like conductivity and resistance that determine how much current will flow in a circuit when a given voltage is applied. We will discover that more conductivity will permit more current, and more resistance will limit current (for the same applied voltage).It is possible that inductance and capacitance could be looked at as circuit characteristics that cause current to "flow slowly" in that there is a time difference between when voltage and current appear in a circuit. But we usually think of electricity as a phenomenon that works at the speed of light.The answer that has been posted might confuse someone beginning an investigation of the way electricity works. But it is suggested that the basic models of electricity be considered and even reviewed to get a handle on the concept of electron flow. One idea that may be offered in closing is that when two ends (wires) of an electric circuit are connected to a voltage source, current will begin to flow. And when one electron "goes into" one end of the wire, one will "come out" of the other end. It is not the same electron. The electrons available to support current flow in the circuit will "shift over one place" to accommodate the current flow.Alternative AnswerElectrons move within a conductor in a rapid, chaotic, haphazard, way. When a potential difference is applied across a conductor, the electrons continue to move in this chaotic way; however there is a drift towards one end of the conductor. So, electron 'flow' is very, v-e-r-y, slow (an electron moving within a flashlight bulb's filament is unlikely to move throughout the length of that filament within the lifetime of the battery!), although the effect is more-or-less instantaneous along the length of the conductor.


What is the form of lullys french overture was?

Slowly.


How were the plains and lowlands created?

the erosion of the shield regions created the rest of each continent. rivers and glaciers carried eroded material, called sediment, intoancient seas. there, it accumulated into thickbeds that slowly solidified intosedimentry rock.


Are the two main islands of New Zealand slowly drifting apart?

Yes, very slowly they are.

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A material that conducts electric current slowly is called?

a circuit


Describe how an insulator can slow a transfer of energy?

Insulators can slow the energy transferred because since insulators make electric current pass slowly because of the insulator is a device to slow down the current


Can an electric discharge occur quickly or slowly?

Yes.


How a current limit starter works for an electric motor?

it consists of a series of resistances, a magnet and a bar that is pulled by the magnet. Initially all the resistance comes in series so the current is limited. when the bar is pulled towards the magnet slowly the resistance decreases and the current increases. thus it protects the DC motor from initial high current.


What are the advantages of ammeter?

A wattmeter is an instrument that measures the electric power of a circuit, in watts. A watt meter is installed in almost every house, and is used to determine a family's monthly electric bill.


How does the material of the asthenosphere differ from the material of the lithoshere?

the material in the astehnosphere can flow slowly and the lithosphere flows on top of the astenosphere HOPE I HELPED!!


An electric current occurs in a circuit when?

An electric current occurs in a circuit when a source of energy (or power, which is energy with a time factor) causes electrons to start slowly moving through the circuit at a speed of a few mm or cm per hour. This allows the quantity that we call charge to race through the circuit at a speed of roughly a million miles per hour, which is what we call electric current. Mathematically defined, electric current is the amount of charge which passes a given point in the circuit each second of time, I = Q/t .The source of energy or power can be as nearby as an energy cell or battery, or can be an electrical generating station located many miles away.


Why do you use resistors and capacitors in a circuit?

resistors and capacitors are used in order to create a path for the current , for the resistivity of the current , for the storage of the current.AnswerResistors don't just 'resist' electric current, they create a predictable change in voltage (electric potential) from one side to the other, so they can be used to adjust the expected voltage level at each point in a circuit.In an electric circuit with an unchanging current and voltage, capacitors simply store current and wait for something to change.In the more common electronic case of a circuit with voltage fluctuations, each capacitor is effectively a high-pass filter -- it permits quickly-fluctuating voltages to pass through, but reduces or stops slowly-fluctuating voltages.


What is the current called that is caused when dense salt water sinks to the bottom and slowly spreads?

Halocline current


What is the best way to dock with no wind or current?

The best way to dock with no wind or current is to dock slowly.


What are the properties of alluvial soil?

Alluvial soil contains metals and is highly rich in nutrients. Soils are composed when the body of water like river and streams flow slowly. The material is heavy that is why it is difficult for it to move through the current.


If You wrap a wire around a piece of iron. If you slowly increase the strength of an electric current flowing through the wire you would expect .?

The temperature of the wire will increase and eventually like the "straw breaking the camel's back" the wire will fail if you apply enough current. It is like exceeding the current in a fuse, the wire essentially disintegrates.