Voltage in an electric circuit
When a circuit is connected and complete, charge can move through the circuit. Charge will not move unless there is a reason, a force to drive it around the circuit. Think of it as though charge is at rest and some- thing has to push it along. This means that work needs to be done to make charge move. A force acts on the charges, doing work, to make them move. The force is provided by the battery in the circuit.
Subject and Topic
Form 2
Physics
Current electricity
Concept of current electricity
Resource Type
Studieboeken
Language
English
Publisher
Department of Higher Education
Publication Date
No date
Copyright Licence
CC BY
Copyright Holder
Department of Higher Education and Training
Contributor
Michael Atkinson
Keyword
Resistance
Voltage
Series Circuit
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