Which of the following conditions must be met to have electric current flow through a circuit? The circuit must be a closed loop The circuit must have an energy source OA difference of potential must exist O All of the above conditions are necessary for electric current flow

Which of the following conditions must be met to have electric current flow through a circuit? The circuit must be a closed loop The circuit must have an energy source OA difference of potential must exist O All of the above conditions are necessary for electric current flow

Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition

1st Edition

ISBN:9780078807213

Author:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Publisher:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Chapter23: Series And Parallel Circuits

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 90A

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