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When electrons always flow in the same direction in the wire it is known a DC (direct current).

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What determines the direction of electric field?

The potential difference. The electrons flows from a lower potential to a higher potential. The electric current flows in the opposite direction. The electric field's direction is always from a higher potential to a lower potential. Its kind of like a waterfall. The water always falls down not up. It goes from a higher potential to a lower potential.


When electrons are moving from negative pole to positive pole in the circuit then current in the circuit will be moving in which direction?

always current flow from the opposite direction of electron


What type of current will a circuit that involves a battery and electrons traveling in one direction have?

a battery always produces a direct current.the electrons always travel from the negetiove to the positive terminal.But the direction of the current is the opposite that is from the positive to the negetive terminal.


What is the classical explanation of a dc electric current in a metallic wave?

A changing magnetic field always produces an electric field, and conversely, a changing electric field always produces a magnetic field. This interaction of electric and magnetic forces gives rise to a condition in space known as an electromagnetic field.


What is electric current flow?

Answerits lightning, for a more simple answer......electric current flow is the movement of charges. Most often, however, we consider electric current flow to be moving electrons, or electron current flow.We most often use the term electric current flow to refer to the moving electrons, the flow of which is measured in amperes.Earlier scientists, before the discovery of electron, do believe that current flows right from positive terminal to the negative. This is known as conventional current flow.So electron flow is always opposite the direction of conventional current.

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What is the name of the electric current which always flows in the same direction?

Direct current (DC) is the name of the electric current that always flows in the same direction. It is commonly used in electronics and power transmission systems.


What determines the direction of Electric?

The potential difference. The electrons flows from a lower potential to a higher potential. The electric current flows in the opposite direction. The electric field's direction is always from a higher potential to a lower potential. Its kind of like a waterfall. The water always falls down not up. It goes from a higher potential to a lower potential.


What does AC and DC stand for in the electrical field?

Alternating Current and Direct Current. Electricity is voltage and current. Voltage is electrical pressure, and current is the flow of charged particles. The difference between alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC) is that the electrons in an AC circuit regularly reverse their direction. In a DC circuit electrons always flow in the same direction.


Why is current direction always shown wrong?

becuase electrons are always motion in outer orbital


What determines the direction of electric field?

The potential difference. The electrons flows from a lower potential to a higher potential. The electric current flows in the opposite direction. The electric field's direction is always from a higher potential to a lower potential. Its kind of like a waterfall. The water always falls down not up. It goes from a higher potential to a lower potential.


When electrons are moving from negative pole to positive pole in the circuit then current in the circuit will be moving in which direction?

always current flow from the opposite direction of electron


What type of current will a circuit that involves a battery and electrons traveling in one direction have?

a battery always produces a direct current.the electrons always travel from the negetiove to the positive terminal.But the direction of the current is the opposite that is from the positive to the negetive terminal.


What is the classical explanation of a dc electric current in a metallic wave?

A changing magnetic field always produces an electric field, and conversely, a changing electric field always produces a magnetic field. This interaction of electric and magnetic forces gives rise to a condition in space known as an electromagnetic field.


How do charges flow?

Charges flow through a conductor when there is a potential difference (voltage) present, causing electrons to move in the direction of the electric field. This flow of charged particles is what creates an electric current.


What is electric current flow?

Answerits lightning, for a more simple answer......electric current flow is the movement of charges. Most often, however, we consider electric current flow to be moving electrons, or electron current flow.We most often use the term electric current flow to refer to the moving electrons, the flow of which is measured in amperes.Earlier scientists, before the discovery of electron, do believe that current flows right from positive terminal to the negative. This is known as conventional current flow.So electron flow is always opposite the direction of conventional current.


How can copper can relate with electric because copper is 2 plus and electric is negative and positive?

Electric current is always the flow of electrons ... negative charges. The only requirement for a substance to be a good conductor of electric current is that it must have electrons on its outer layer that are relatively easy to tear away from the atom.


How does an electric current flow?

The very word current means 'flow'. Electric current is the flow of electric charges. There are two kind of electric charges. Scientists considered the electric current as the flow of positive charges. But in case of solid metals, only negatively charged electrons are able to move freely where as the positively charged protons are held firmly within the core of the atoms. So electric current is due to negatively charged electrons. Now we have to differentiate these two. How? Let us consider the current due to flow of positive charges as conventional current flow. Hence conventional current direction is always opposite to the direction of flow of electrons. To keep the charges in motion we need a force to push them. So we use a chemical cell which has electrical potential difference between the two terminals. This potential difference is named as " electro motive force", in short "emf". So emf is responsible to make electric charges to flow.