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This depends upon where the power lines are located! Lines coming directly from a power generation plant carry considerably more power than the overhead lines going into your home. Ones being fed directly from a power plant will probably be carrying around 500,000 volts or more whilst lines in your immediate neighborhood may carry 7,200 volts, 25,000 volts, or more.
Further answer for USA, Canada and countries running a 60 Hz power supply service.
The overhead lines feeding your home are fed from what is called a step-down transformer. This device steps down the high voltage running through your neighborhood power lines down to two 120 volt lines. When these lines are connected without a neutral the resulting 240 volts can be used for large household appliances such as clothes dryers, etc. When the neutral is used the resulting two separate 120 volt "legs" can be used for small equipment and appliances such as lamps, televisions, personal computers, electric razors, etc. Some appliances, such as electric ranges and dryers, need "dual-voltage" to power small components - such as the timers - which use 120 volts, and the other components - for example the heating elements - use 240 volts. In these cases a neutral wire (white in color) is needed for the 120 volt leg. Some appliances, such as electric water heaters and baseboard heaters, use straight 240 volts. In these cases, no neutral is needed. The white wire normally used as a neutral is marked with black or red tape to indicate it is being used as a "hot" leg. Before you do any work yourself,
on electrical circuits, equipment or appliances,
always use a test meter to ensure the circuit is, in fact, de-energized.
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What does electrical energy usually travel through?
Electrical energy usually travels through conductors such as wires made of copper or aluminum. These materials allow the flow of electrons, facilitating the transmission of electrical energy.
Does electrical energy travel through wires?
An electrical current - and the energy it carries - can travel through any conductor. Quite often, these conductors will be wires.
What happens to the electrical energy when it passes through a household device such as a blender or a toaster?
When electrical energy passes through a household device like a blender or a toaster, it is converted into other forms of energy. In the case of a toaster, electrical energy is converted to heat to toast bread. In a blender, electrical energy is converted to mechanical energy to blend food.
Does electrical energy travel as waves?
Electromagnetic energy travels by waves. These waves can travel through space and through many types of matter. Electrical energy of sufficient voltage can arc through space and some matter (lightening for example). More commonly, electrical energy travels through conducting media such as wires of copper. AC electricity could be considered a wave, but not in the same sense as electromagnetic energy.
Is an electrical outlet an example of chemical energy?
An electrical outlet is a physical object. It does not produce energy. What does produce the energy is electricity, which travels through the outlet to power your devices. Electricity is its own form of energy, called "electrical energy."So, no, an outlet is not an example of chemical energy.
Electrical energy travels from a power station through what kind of source?
You answer the question because I dont know!
What does electrical energy usually travel through?
Electrical energy usually travels through conductors such as wires made of copper or aluminum. These materials allow the flow of electrons, facilitating the transmission of electrical energy.
What happens to the electrical energy carried by the current when it passes through the filament of a bulb?
it stays there. the electricity travels back and forth through the filament until you turn the lighbulb off.
Does electrical energy travel through wires?
An electrical current - and the energy it carries - can travel through any conductor. Quite often, these conductors will be wires.
What is a form of energy that travels from a battery?
chemical energy
How energy travels from the sun through the plant and on to a consumer?
Energy travels through radiation
What happens to the chemical energy in the battery when you use a electric toothbrush?
The chemical energy is initially converted to electrical energy. This electrical energy works its way through a motor and is converted to mechanical energy.
What happens to the electrical energy when it passes through a household device such as a blender or a toaster?
When electrical energy passes through a household device like a blender or a toaster, it is converted into other forms of energy. In the case of a toaster, electrical energy is converted to heat to toast bread. In a blender, electrical energy is converted to mechanical energy to blend food.
Does electrical energy travel as waves?
Electromagnetic energy travels by waves. These waves can travel through space and through many types of matter. Electrical energy of sufficient voltage can arc through space and some matter (lightening for example). More commonly, electrical energy travels through conducting media such as wires of copper. AC electricity could be considered a wave, but not in the same sense as electromagnetic energy.
Is an electrical outlet an example of chemical energy?
An electrical outlet is a physical object. It does not produce energy. What does produce the energy is electricity, which travels through the outlet to power your devices. Electricity is its own form of energy, called "electrical energy."So, no, an outlet is not an example of chemical energy.
What happens to energy as it travels away from the sources?
Energy is lost
How does electrical energy travel through a circuit?
Electrical energy travels through a circuit by flowing through a closed loop of conductive materials, such as wires. The energy is generated by a power source, such as a battery or generator, and is carried through the circuit by the movement of electrons. The flow of electrons creates a current that powers the devices connected to the circuit.
