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Priscilla was building a circuit that used copper wires to connect a battery to a light bulb. As she connected the final wire from the light bulb back to the battery, the light bulb turned on. Priscilla
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Priscilla was building a circuit that used copper wires to connect a battery to a light bulb. As she connected the final wire from the light bulb back to the battery, the light bulb turned on. Priscilla knew that current was now flowing through her closed circuit. What makes the current in the circuit flow?

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Voltage or electromotive force

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The voltage or electromotive force in an electrical circuit causes current to flow from a point of higher electrical potential to that of a lower electrical potential in the electric circuit. So, when Priscilla closes the circuit, the electromotive force makes current to flow in the circuit and thus turn on the bulb.

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