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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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The complete path provided by the closed circuit enables electric current produced by the battery to flow round the circuit

Step-by-step explanation:

Electric current consists of charges (electrons) in motion from one region to another.

An electrical circuit is any closed path through which electric current can flow.

An electrical circuit consists of an energy source that supplies the electrons moving, a path along which the electrons can travel, and a load or appliance that uses the electrical energy. When the circuit is broken at any point, electrons will cease to flow since there is no complete path for it to flow. Such a circuit is known as an open circuit.

In the circuit built by Priscilla, the battery serves as a source of energy by providing the electrons that moves round the circuit. The wires provides the path for electrons to flow from the battery through the light bulb and back to the battery. When she connected the final wire from the bulb back to the battery, the circuit becomes complete/closed and current then flows to light up the bulb.

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