Chapter 22, Problem 9CQ

1. a. Which direction—clockwise or counterclockwise—does an electron travel through the wire in Figure Q22.9? Explain.

Figure Q22.Q

1. b. Does an electron's electric potential energy increase, decrease, or stay the same as it moves through the wire? Explain.
2. c. If you answered “decrease” in part b, where does the energy go? If you answered “increase” in part b, where does the energy come from?
3. d. Which way—up or down—does an electron move through the battery? Explain.
4. e. Does an electron's electric potential energy increase, decrease, or stay the same as it moves through the battery? Explain.
5. f. If you answered “decrease” in part e, where does the energy go? If you answered “increase” in part e, where does the energy come from?