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Didn't get your question.pallavi agarwalwhy is current so small in size?
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xheavenlyxWell, we have been thought current is some'thing'. Current is just flow of energy (not even electrons, they dont travel from one end to the other you know).
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... [SIZE=-1]individual electrons do not continue through the conductor in straight line paths, but instead they move in a random zig-zag motion, changing directions as they collide with atoms in the conductor. (the speed of this random motion is called drift velocity)[/SIZE]So electrons do travel BUT they dont "Circulate" the "Circuit"!
[SIZE=-1] For example, the drift speed through a copper wire of cross-sectional area 3.00 x 10-6 m2, with a current of 10 A will be approximately 2.5 x 10-4 m/s or about a quarter of a milimeter per second. [/SIZE][SIZE=-1]
[SIZE=-1]Information from [SIZE=-1]Matt G., Engineering Student, University of Texas at Austin and Anton Skorucak, PhysLink.com Editor[/SIZE]
So how does an electrical device turn on near instantaneously? If you think of a copper wire as a pipe completely filled with water, then forcing a drop of water in one end will result in a drop at the other end being pushed out very quickly. This is analogous to initiating an electric field in a conductor.[/SIZE]
Member • Aug 30, 2010
What she meant to ask is "Why is the value of current less in numerical size than voltage?" That is a question even I have felt some time ago. See, we cannot afford to bring the voltage and current into something looking numerically equal in size. Power can be given by the equation-pallavi agarwalwhy is current so small in size?
Member • Aug 31, 2010
First thing you cant compare VOLTAGE with CURRENT as they are two different things.........aj_ondutyWhat she meant to ask is "Why is the value of current less in numerical size than voltage?" That is a question even I have felt some time ago. See, we cannot afford to bring the voltage and current into something looking numerically equal in size. Power can be given by the equation-
P=VI (Power=voltage*current)
so, it is clearly a product of current and voltage. We can have any value of current and voltage from a power source. But we have to take into consideration the problems if we take any value for V or I. The problem with taking high value of current is explained here
>In every wire, current flow causes heating up of the wire(heat dissipation). The heating up is a loss, known as heat loss, which is dependent on the square of the current. Thus, if we have a very high value of current, we will have higher losses. Thus, inefficient transmission(transmission with losses) happens. We don't want to transmit power with high losses, do we? So that is the reason why we keep the value of current low and bring the value of the voltage to a bigger value.
Hope I answered you to your satisfaction.
Member • Aug 31, 2010
The reply I have given is in a broad sense. See, the resistance level of appliances or equipments are decided by us. If we want, we can decrease the resistance of the appliances. Now when we do that, the current value will increase. To accommodate such a large current, all we need are larger conductors. Now larger conductors mean more production cost. To minimise the production cost, we have to bring down the current value. That is why we increase the resistance of the equipments. Keep it in mind that in most cases, the its the power supply that designs the apparatus, the apparatus doesn't design the supply.d_vipulFirst thing you cant compare VOLTAGE with CURRENT as they are two different things.........
Second Thing If you want say that current is always in small in number than voltage, current is totally depend on resistance of Line or Wire......
Resistance decides the magnitude of current...... As, I = (V/R).........
Member • Sep 1, 2010
Member • Sep 1, 2010
Kindly view the thread dealing with leaky cables, search for it., there is a mention of it in the thread #-Link-Snipped-#, and there is a thread devoted for leaky cables, if my memory is correct.euieLCPlease anyone knows about Leaky cables leave me a message please. Thanks.