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No, is it incorrect to say that a battery produces the charges that circulate in a circuit. Some might suggest that a battery is a current source, but the battery should most properly be considered a voltage source. It generates the electromotive force (emf or voltage) that causes charges to move. (It does this through electrochemical reactions.) The charges that circulate in a circuit (which might be termed the current flow) are already in the conductor and components. All the battery does is produce the voltage (the force) to move charges. Let's look at current flow and see why things might be best looked at in the manner we've stated.
Note that the way a battery moves charges is to "inject" an electron into the circuit where it is tied to the negative terminal of that battery. The electron causes one electron in the circuit at the terminal to "move over" and that will cause another electron to "move over" and so on. This will continue until the "last electron" in the circuit at the positive terminal of the battery leaves the circuit and "goes into" the battery. Current flow in the circuit is like musical chairs with electrons everywhere in the circuit "moving over a space" to cause the current flow.
Having gone through all that, it should be easier to see why a battery probably should not be considered the producer of charges that circulate in a circuit. Rather, the battery is the source of the voltage that drives the charges (the current) in the circuit.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 9y agoBattery can be said as the source to provide electricity to the circuit.
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∙ 11y agoNo. The battery just helpsmove the electrons through the circuit.
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∙ 13y agoThis is an example of chemical energy being converted to electrical energy. The difference in reactivity of two metals will enable the flow of electrons through a circuit.
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∙ 9y agoA battery is used to supply a DC voltage source in a DC electrical or electronic circuit.
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∙ 12y agoA battery supplies direct current (DC).
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∙ 11y agoNo
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Is discharging a battery a chemical change?
When you use a battery the electric current is produced by a chemical change within the battery. In rechargeable batteries the chemical reaction is reversed by the recharging current, and it's then ready to supply more current
Is electric bulb glowing a example of chemical or physical changes?
It is a physical change. When you supply electricity, the electrons jump to higher energy state. When they come back to their level, it emits energy which falls in the visible region of light. The atoms of the filament (Tungsten) are not going through any change, that changes their chemical properties. Tungsten, still remains tungsten!
What energy is the flow of electrons?
current :))))
Where is sulfuric acid sold in retail and under what product name?
Your best bet (other than a chemical supply house) is probably a hardware store (drain cleaner) or auto supply store (battery acid). It's not cheap; expect to pay around US $100/gallon for reagent grade.
How is copper a good conductor?
The outer shells on conductive metal atoms are quite a ways (relatively speaking--atoms are really small) from their nuclei. Because of this, the attraction between the electrons in that shell and the nucleus isn't very high, and the electrons form what's called an "electron cloud." Now, the cool thing about electron clouds is that they hold a certain number of electrons and no more--basically, the number of atoms multiplied by the number of electrons in the outer shell...if there are a million atoms in a piece of wire and the outer shell holds four electrons, there are four million electrons in the cloud. (This is a REALLY short piece of wire.) If you hook one side of a power supply and a light bulb to your wire, hook the light bulb to the other side so you have a complete circuit, and start feeding electrons into one end of this cloud, electrons will be forced out the other end to maintain equilibrium and...voila! The light comes on!
What is the function of a battery in a parallel curcuit?
a battery in an electric circuit is used to generate the power supply.
What is the source of electrons that flow through the wire?
The battery or other power supply that energizes the circuit is.
Which electrical component in a circuit provides energy to drive electric charges around a circuit?
Power source such as a battery if u pluged it in it will supply energy to drive electric charges around a circuit
A device that creates a potential difference in an electric circuit is?
It is called power supply or battery.
What is a source in an electrical circuit?
The source in electric cuircuit is having sex with a woman.
What components make up an electrical circuit?
Electricity is the interaction of many components. These include electric charges, electric fields, electric potentials, electric currents, and electromagnets.
You need a cell in the circuit because?
Assuming you are talking about electrical circuits: "Cell" is the name given for a battery. Without a cell in the circuit, there is no supply of electricity. Therefore there is no electric circuit.
What parts are needed to create a circuit?
A basic electrical circuit needs a voltage supply (battery or household outlet), wiring to carry electrons to and from the voltage supply to the load, and a load (motor, light, heat element, stereo, blender, whatever).
Where do electrons originate that flow down?
There are electrons in every atom, and every part of an electric circuit is made up of atoms (or charged atoms, which are known as ions). The electrons actually move very slowly around the circuit, going from atom to atom. However, the effect which causes them to do this travels very fast (at the speed of light) around the circuit. This effect is caused by the source of what is known as electromotive force - the battery, or power supply.
What jobs dose a battery do in the circuit?
The purpose of the battery in a circuit is to wive energy to the circuit
How does a battery supply energy to a circuit?
The battery helps the wires complete the curcuit.
What supplies the electrons that will flow through the circuit?
The metals making up the circuit contain electrons themselves, and when they are together they form a conduction band (a 'sea' of delocalised electrons moving freely around positive atomic kernels) between the bonded metals. So no electrons are actually 'poured in', they are just pushed around.
