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AC current causes electrons to vibrate back and forth rather than flow in one direction like DC current, and the voltage in AC power can be changed easily with a transformer making it ideal for providing power to homes, while DC is better for batteries and transportation due to not requiring high voltage.

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Circuit

AC current causes electrons to vibrate back and forth rather than flow in one direction like DC current, and the voltage in AC power can be changed easily with a transformer making it ideal for providing power to homes, while DC is better for batteries and transportation due to not requiring high voltage.

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1. With DC current, electrons move in one direction, from positive to negative. 2.

With
AC current, electrons don't really flow, they simply vibrate back and forth from negative
to positive and positive to negative. 3. When a circuit running on AC has a light bulb, it
doesn't have a steady flow of positively charged electrons running through it like it does
on DC power. 4. AC is produced by a generator and its charge is both positive
and negative . 5. The amount of force the electrons are moved with is called voltage .
6. The voltage in AC power can be changed easily with a transformer , making that
current ideal for providing electrical service to our homes. 7. DC power makes it easy to
transport electricity using batteries, like the ones we use in our cell phones, laptops,
tablets, flashlights, and vehicles, because they don't need a very high voltage. 8. AC
electricity flows in a wave pattern.

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