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You must have observed at your home and school a lot of electrical setups to meet the requirements of electricity. Generally, there is path of wires to carry the current. Now, answer the following question: A continuous path along which the current flows is called:

A

Electric switch

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Electric cell

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C

Electric circuit

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None of these

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Solution

The correct option is C

Electric circuit


An electric circuit is a path in which electrons from a voltage or current source flow. Electric current flow in a closed path called an electric circuit. Anis a conducting path, external to the battery, which allows charge to flow from one terminal to the other. A simple circuit might consist of a single strand of metal wire linking the positive and negative terminals. A more realistic circuit possesses multiple branch points, so that charge can take many different paths between the two terminals.

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