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The flow of electrons is from the positive terminal to the negative terminal.

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Important Questions on Electricity

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How much energy is given to each coulomb of charge passing through a 6 V battery?
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What do we need to make a device which works on electricity?
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The drift speed of charge carriers in a conductor, connected between terminals of the conductor is vd, when it carries the current I. When the length of the conductor is reduced by half, the drift speed of the charge carriers at a given point in it
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The net charge moving along a conductor through any cross-section is _____ when the conductor is in open circuit.
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What is the difference between a direct current and an alternating current? How many times does AC used in India change direction in one second?
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A copper wire of 10-6 m2 area of cross section, carries a current of 4 A. If the number of electrons per cubic meter is 8×1028, calculate the average drift velocity.
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Explain how electron flow causes electric current with Lorentz-Drude theory of electrons. 
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What happens to the motion of the electrons in an open circuit?
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The direction of drift velocity of electrons in a conductor is the same as that of the electric field.
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What happens to the motion of electrons when the ends of the conductor are connected to the battery? 
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Drift velocity and thermal velocity of electrons determines the current in a conductor.
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Describe factors affecting drift velocity.
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Why do electrons move in a specified direction when the ends of the conductor are connected to the battery? 
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Does motion of charge always lead to electric current?