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Chapter 22, Problem 9CQ
- a. Which direction—clockwise or counterclockwise—does an electron travel through the wire in Figure Q22.9? Explain.
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- b. Does an electron's electric potential energy increase, decrease, or stay the same as it moves through the wire? Explain.
- c. If you answered “decrease” in part b, where does the energy go? If you answered “increase” in part b, where does the energy come from?
- d. Which way—up or down—does an electron move through the battery? Explain.
- e. Does an electron's electric potential energy increase, decrease, or stay the same as it moves through the battery? Explain.
- f. If you answered “decrease” in part e, where does the energy go? If you answered “increase” in part e, where does the energy come from?
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