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is current used up in a resistor or the voltage is used up?
The flow of charge; i.e. the amount of charge that passes a fixed point in the circuit per unit time.Data said:What is current?
...which is exactly what a capacitor is.Data said:you'd have to get a charge buildup at some point, which would quickly stop the current altogether.
For Resistors (to which this question refers) in any circuit, the Current entering a Resistor EQUALS the Current exiting the Resistor (otherwise, like Data points out, electrons would accumulate inside the Resistor). Thus, there is "no loss of current" inside a Resistor.F|234K said:is current used up in a resistor or the voltage is used up?
The current in a resistor refers to the flow of electric charge through the resistor. The voltage, on the other hand, is the measure of the electric potential difference between two points in a circuit. Therefore, neither the current nor the voltage is used up in a resistor. Instead, they are transformed into other forms of energy, such as heat or light.
No, a resistor does not consume current. It simply resists the flow of current by converting the electrical energy into another form, such as heat. The amount of current that flows through a resistor is determined by the applied voltage and the resistance of the resistor.
A resistor affects current flow by resisting the flow of electric charge through it. This resistance is measured in ohms and determines the amount of current that can pass through the resistor. As the resistance increases, the current flow decreases, and vice versa.
No, voltage and current are not the same. Voltage is the potential difference between two points in a circuit, while current is the flow of electric charge through the circuit. They are related, however, as the voltage determines the amount of current that flows through a circuit.
In a resistor, voltage and current are transformed into other forms of energy, such as heat or light. The voltage remains constant throughout the circuit, while the current decreases as it flows through the resistor due to the resistance. This results in a decrease in voltage and an increase in temperature within the resistor.