A battery with an arrow at its top running from left to right. A black line connects the right end of the battery to the left end by making a series of straight lines to form a rectangular box with the battery as part of the bottom side.
What causes the electric charges to flow from one end of the battery to the other?
a balance in electric potential
a balance in resistance
a difference in electric potential
a difference in resistance
1 answer
The correct answer is a difference in electric potential.
A battery creates an electric potential difference (voltage) between its terminals, which drives the flow of electric charges (usually electrons in conductive materials) through a circuit. When a circuit is completed, this difference in electric potential causes the charges to move from the negative terminal to the positive terminal of the battery, leading to an electric current.
