Suppose You Have A Battery That Has A Wire Connecting The Positive End Of The Battery To The Negative End Some Time Lat 1 (65.91 KiB) Viewed 44 times
Suppose you have a battery that has a wire connecting the positive end of the battery to the negative end. Some time later, the wire is then cut. Y X W A Before the wire is cut, is there a surface charge gradient along the wire. No, the charges move too slowly to set up a surface charge gradient. No, the wire is a conductor so the positive and negative surface charges would be free to move and neutralize one another. Yes, there is a constant charge gradient along wire, which creates a constant or steady state" current. Yes, but the surface charges would constantly be changing so it is not a constant surface charge gradient. Not enough information to tell. Before the wire is cut, which of the following points would have a non-zero electric field. Choose all that apply. Select all that are True. DA C All of the points have an electric field of zero.
Before the wire is cut, what direction does the electron current flow? Clockwise Not enough information to tell. No current flowing Counterclockwise Submit Answer Incorrect. Tries 1/5 Previous Tries Bere me pare teative charges spree After the wire is cut, is there a surface charge gradient along the wire? No, there are no surface charges on the wire at all after the wire is cut. No, there are still surface charges on the wires but the positive and negative charges spread out evenly along the two wire segments, so there is NOT a gradient. Yes, after the wire is cut there is still a small gradient in the surface charges, just not as large as the gradient when the wire is connected. Yes, after the wire is cut the charges are frozen in place, so there is the same charge gradient as before the wire is cut. Not enough information to tell. After the wire is cut, which of the following points would have a non-zero electric field. Choose all that apply. Select all that are True. OOCOOOD All of the points have an electric field of zero.
After the wire is cut, what direction does the electron current flow? O Not enough information to tell. O Counterclockwise O Clockwise O No current flowing Submit Answer Tries 0/5
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