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No, electrons and current are not the same thing. Electrons represent charge. Charge is simply a difference in free electrons between two points. Current, on the other hand, is a flow of charge, or of electrons, from one point to another. Current, in amperes, is defined as coulombs (charge of electrons) per second past a point in a circuit.
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What refers to electric current when electrons always flow in the same direction in the wire?
Direct current (DC) refers to electric current where electrons always flow in the same direction in the wire. This is in contrast to alternating current (AC), where the flow of electrons periodically reverses direction. DC is commonly used in batteries and electronic devices that require steady and constant voltage.
What do you use for electric current?
Electric current is typically carried by electrons moving through a conductor, such as a wire. It can be generated by batteries, power plants, or any other power source that can provide a voltage difference to drive the flow of electrons.
Electrons ejected in the photoelectric effect are called?
Photo electrons. So current due to these photo electrons is named as photo electric current.
When there is more electrons does it mean the voltage will be higher or the current will be higher?
Having more electrons typically means that the current will be higher, as current is the flow of electrons. Voltage, on the other hand, is a measure of the electric potential difference between two points and is not directly related to the number of electrons present.
What is the flow of electrons is called?
The flow of electrons is called electric current. It is the movement of electric charge through a conductor, such as a wire, in response to an electric field.
In a wire electrons moves by current or voltage?
See voltage means potential difference. Electrons move from higher potential to lower potential always. In wire same thing happens. So electrons flow because there is potential difference and flow of electrons causes current to flow. current is nothing but flow of electrons. reply if u r satisfied @ rahul.khaladkar@rediffmail.com
What refers to electric current when electrons always flow in the same direction in the wire?
Direct current (DC) refers to electric current where electrons always flow in the same direction in the wire. This is in contrast to alternating current (AC), where the flow of electrons periodically reverses direction. DC is commonly used in batteries and electronic devices that require steady and constant voltage.
Current in which electrons flow in the same direction is called?
It's alternating current
Are the conventional and electronic current the same?
No, conventional current is the flow of positive charge whereas current is actually the flow of negative electrons.
What is meant by resistance of a current?
The resistance of a current is a measure of how difficult it is to push the electrons along.AnswerThere is no such thing as the 'resistance of a current'. Resistance is a characteristic of the material through which a current flows, not of the current itself.
Is current used up?
Current is just a measurement of how many electrons are flowing through a wire in a certain amount of time. The electrons continue to exist, and will continue to flow at their current rate as long as whatever is energizing them continues to have power. So no, current is not used up, but you could describe it as power is being used up, dissipating as heat through the wires and resistors.
Why is it possible to run an electrical current through salt water and not pure water?
Pure water does not contain any electrolytes to carry electrons where as salt water contains the same to carry electrons -movement of electrons is electrical current
An atom can become an ion by losing?
An atom can become an ion by losing electrons. It can accomplish the same thing by gaining electrons.
Do electrons from a battery reach a bulb before it light?
No, electrons from a battery don't reach the bulb before it lights. An electric current is not simply a flow of electrons. Rather, an electron in a circuit will move only a short distance and then nudge another electron into motion, which will do the same thing with yet another electron. So while the current moves through the entire circuit, individual electrons do not unless it is left on for a very long time.
What is the current problem in killing yaks?
what is the current problem in killing any endangered animal? the same thing
Current electricity vs electrical current?
Current or "electrical current" (to distinguish it from current in a river) is the flow of electrons in a wire which can perform useful work. The current can be generated by a battery or a generator, or by other means. Current electricity is not a commonly used term. "Current electricity" is the science of electric currents, and it means the same thing as Electrodynamics. Example: the Electrical Sciences can be divided into two parts: Static Electricity or Electrostatics, and Current Electricity or Electrodynamics.
Do electrons from a battery reach the bulb before it lights?
No, electrons from a battery don't reach the bulb before it lights. An electric current is not simply a flow of electrons. Rather, an electron in a circuit will move only a short distance and then nudge another electron into motion, which will do the same thing with yet another electron. So while the current moves through the entire circuit, individual electrons do not unless it is left on for a very long time.
