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Fill in the Folloing Blanks with Suitable Words: a Current is a Flow of ............... .For this to Happen There Must Be a ............... Circuit.

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Fill in the folloing blank with suitable words:

 A current is a flow of ............... .For this to happen there must be a ............... circuit.

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Solution

 A current is a flow of electrons. For this to happen, there must be a closed circuit.

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Chapter 4: Electricity - Exercise 2

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Chapter 4 Electricity
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