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Current passed through a charged conductor

Physics Asked by Harrison Wells on September 1, 2021

If I take a charged conductor and pass a current through it and stop. Will the charge remain on that conductor or would it be flown away by the current?

One Answer

To pass a current through the conductor, you connect a source of electrons and a place deficit of electrons, and electrons flow from one to the other.

When you do that, the charge on the conductor will spread throughout the circuit. It will leak some.

If the circuit is grounded, then the charge will all escape.

If there is a switch that can prevent or stop the current from flowing, and if the ground is on the conductor side of the switch, then the charge will all escape whether the current ever flows or not.

Correct answer by J Thomas on September 1, 2021

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