Stupid question of the day....
I am curious about what would happen to an electrical current in 2
situations.....
Assume that you have 2 wires that, when joined, complete a closed electrical
DC circuit with electrons flowing thusly.....
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If you flattened out the end of each wire where they connect , would the
resulting electron paths be more like figure A or Figure B?
Figure A
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Figure B
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(Please note that the vast # of "e"lectrons shown in Figure B is simply to
show the path's of electrons. )
The second portion of my question is....If the flattened portions were
increases in mass (if each wire were connected to a metal cube and the cubes
were brought together to complete the circuit) how would it effect electron
flow where the cubes touch?
Thanks for your help.
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