Physics GCSE
closed circuit
What closed circuit means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA, OCR.
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Reference: OCR
The other condition for charge to flow, forming a complete path so charge can travel all the way round.
A complete loop of conductors with no gaps, which the circuit must form for electrical charge to flow.
Topics that use closed circuit
- Electrical charge and current (AQA GCSE)
- Static and charge (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- attraction and repulsion
- Charge carriers and transfer of electrons
- charge flow
- Charge flow and current
- conservation of charge
- Current
- Current versus energy transfer
- electric field
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