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How does the battery do work on the electron although the speed of electrons is constant
In a simple circuit how does the battery do work on the electrons of the wire although their speed is constant .
Imagine I want to take a body which has 5 Newtons weight from the ground to 10 meters ...
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Electric potential in circuits
From what I understand from my notes, an e.m.f or electromotive force provided by a battery is the electrical energy per unit charge converted from other forms of energy required to drive a unit ...
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Work done by battery?
Why the work done by a battery is Q*V where V is emf of battery and Q is charge that is made to flow in circuit?please explain detail?
explain and write the formulas
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When talking about potential difference in a circuit, whose work done are we talking about?
I'm asking this because it seems to me that when we talk about PD around a charge (i.e. potential difference between infinity and a point), we're talking about the work done per unit charge by an ...
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What does electric potential mean in a circuit?
As we know that electric potential at a point is defined as a work done by me to carry unit charge from infinity to that point. How can I use this definition in an electric circuit that contains a ...
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What exactly is “electrical energy”?
If the two fundamental types of energy are kinetic and potential energy, is electrical energy simply the kinetic energy of charge carriers?
Also, is the statement “A cell converts chemical potential ...
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