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Andreyy89
3 years ago
9

Does current flow through or across a resistor?

Physics
2 answers:
Tanzania [10]3 years ago
6 0

It's not exactly clear what you think the difference is between "through" and "across".

A resistor has two wires.  Electric current that flows into one wire, continues <em>through</em> the entire body of the resistor and out <em>through</em> the other wire.  If there's a crack or break anywhere along the body of the resistor, the circuit will be 'open' and the current will stop flowing.

Now, if you were to connect a <em>voltmeter</em> between the ends of the resistor, the meter would measure and indicate the difference in electric potential between those two points.  That would be called the voltage '<u><em>across</em></u>' the resistor.  Numerically, it would be equal to the product of the resistor's resistance and the current through it.  

Mamont248 [21]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:

Current flows across a resistor.

Explanation:

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