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If the current flows only in one direction, it will flow for a very short time - due to the electric charge that builds up. For example excess electrons will build up on one side, and stop any further electrons from coming in.

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When the dust gathers under the bed is static or current electricity?

Static electricity occurs when there is an imbalance of electric charge on the surface of two materials, causing them to either attract or repel each other. The movement and accumulation of dust under a bed is more likely due to static electricity rather than current electricity, as current electricity involves the flow of electric charge through a conducting material.


Does electron can pass through electricity?

Electrons themselves do not pass through electricity; rather, they are the charged particles that flow within a conductor in response to an electric field. This flow of electrons constitutes an electric current, which is the movement of charge through a conductor such as a wire.


What do you mean by quantanisation of electric charges?

Quantization of electric charge refers to the idea that all observed electric charges are multiples of a fundamental unit of charge carried by an electron or proton. In other words, electric charge is always quantized in discrete amounts rather than being continuous. This was first proposed by physicist Robert Millikan in his oil drop experiment.


Why there is no current established in a conductor in the absence of electric field although a large number of free electron are moving with high speed?

There can be a large number of free electrons moving at a high speed, with no net current, if the electrons are all moving at random. Random motions are a form a heat, rather than current. You only have a current when significant numbers of electrons are moving in the same direction.


Static electrcity is electrons that are not moving?

Static electricity is the imbalance of electric charge on an object, where electrons are either accumulated or depleted. It is called "static" because the charge remains in one place until it is discharged. Movement of electrons is not necessarily absent in static electricity, but rather the charge is stationary.

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When the dust gathers under the bed is static or current electricity?

Static electricity occurs when there is an imbalance of electric charge on the surface of two materials, causing them to either attract or repel each other. The movement and accumulation of dust under a bed is more likely due to static electricity rather than current electricity, as current electricity involves the flow of electric charge through a conducting material.


Does electron can pass through electricity?

Electrons themselves do not pass through electricity; rather, they are the charged particles that flow within a conductor in response to an electric field. This flow of electrons constitutes an electric current, which is the movement of charge through a conductor such as a wire.


Can a displacement current be measured with an ammeter expain?

Displacement current can not be measured by ammeter because it is the current which produce between the plate (space)due to change of electric flux and it is directly proportional to the rate of change of electric flux.


Electric current is sometimes incorrectly defined as simply a flow of electrons What is wrong with this definition?

Electric current is the rate of flow of electrons.AnswerA more accurate definition of electric current would be that it is a flow of electric charges. While current flow in a metallic conductor is, indeed, a flow of electrons, in other conductors -such as electrolytes- current flow may be a movement of ions. So, it would be more accurate to define current in terms of charge flow, rather than in terms of electron flow.


Is a transformer a source of constant electric current?

A; Terminology is not correct a transformer is not really a source but rather a device to transform one source of power to some power that can be used as required minus efficiency of power transfer


Is a transformer one source of constant electric current?

A; Terminology is not correct a transformer is not really a source but rather a device to transform one source of power to some power that can be used as required minus efficiency of power transfer


What do you mean by quantanisation of electric charges?

Quantization of electric charge refers to the idea that all observed electric charges are multiples of a fundamental unit of charge carried by an electron or proton. In other words, electric charge is always quantized in discrete amounts rather than being continuous. This was first proposed by physicist Robert Millikan in his oil drop experiment.


What Kind of Criminal Charge Is A Release On Recognizance?

A release on recognizance is not a criminal charge, but rather a type of pretrial release where a defendant is not required to post bail but is released based on their promise to appear in court as required.


Why there is no current established in a conductor in the absence of electric field although a large number of free electron are moving with high speed?

There can be a large number of free electrons moving at a high speed, with no net current, if the electrons are all moving at random. Random motions are a form a heat, rather than current. You only have a current when significant numbers of electrons are moving in the same direction.


What is the measure of how difficult it is for electrons to flow through a material?

You are probably looking for an answer like 'resistance' or 'resistivity', but these answers would be incorrect, because your supposition ('difficulty of flow') is incorrect .Resistance is the opposition to the drift of an electric current through a material. It's determined by the resistivity of that material, as well as by the length and cross-sectional area of that material.This opposition, however, is not a measure of the 'difficulty' of charge movement through the material. Rather, it is a measure of how well a material can support current due to the quantity of charge carriers available within the material.It's important to understand, for example, that insulators don't 'block' or 'make it difficult' for electric current, they simply don't have sufficient charge carriers available to supportelectric current.


What do moving electrons produce?

As regards static electricity, it results in a shift to a more neutral state of charge. For instance, when we shuffle across a rug and reach for a door knob on a warm, dry day, we can get an electric shock. That the electrostatic charge we built up walking across the rug trying to neutralize itself. In the case of "dynamics" in the physical sense, moving electrons can be considered electric current. That's the electricity we are all familiar with. It runs all the lights and appliances in our homes and delivers us countless communications and entertainment opportunities. Whether it's the AC (alternating current) of the power grid or the DC (direct current) of the batteries in our cell phone, what would we do without it, hmm? Life would be vastly different.


Why are the charge carriers in a current rather electrons than protons?

Proprons carry a positive charge and are located in the heart of the atom called Nucleous where they can not easily be disloged without destroying the atom or element if you wish. And since we are talking about current then th best examples would be a copper cable to your light builb or a Gold strip on your tv PCB. Electrons are located on the outer sphere of the nucleus and the outer most layer's electrons in good electric conducting elements are not firmly bonded making it easy for them to move or jump from one atom to another hence allowing an electric current to flow.