How can voltage exist without current?

When one point is more charged with electric than the other, that's voltage. If the waterfall is dry and there is no Current, the difference between the two points is still there. One point is higher than the other (one point is more electrically charged than the other). That's voltage without current.
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What causes voltage but no current?

In simple terms, it means your circuit is incomplete or flawed. Causes include using wrong voltage, wrong Connection, problems with panels or solar charge controller. Another cause of zero amp may be wrong measurement technique like connecting multimeter in parallel blowing up its fuse.
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Can the voltage exist without current yes or no how?

Yes, there can be voltage without any current. A simple example is a seal pack battery,it has potential difference across its terminal and yet no current is flowing or any open circuit.
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Can voltage exist without electric field?

Voltage can exist without any "unit charge" being present, and without any P.E. being stored as the unit charge moves across a certain voltage.
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What if there is no current?

Option (A) zero is the correct answer.
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Current without potential difference



How are voltages created?

Electric generators move magnets near coils of wires to create the voltages on the electrical grid. DC generation creates voltages using the energy from light in photovoltaic cells, or the energy from chemical reactions, usually inside batteries, and even temperature differences by using thermocouples.
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What comes first voltage or current?

Current flows AFTER the two points having potential difference (voltage) are connected. Hence voltage comes first.
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What is the relationship between voltage and current?

Ohm's law defines the relationship between the voltage, current, and resistance in an electric circuit: i = v/r. The current is directly proportional to the voltage and inversely proportional to the resistance.
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Is voltage a current?

No. Voltage, also called electromotive force is simply the energy per unit charge. In other words, voltage is the difference in electric potential between two points. Current is just the rate of flow of electric charge.
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Is there such a thing as voltage at a single point?

Voltage, as you should recall, is always relative between two points. There is no such thing as voltage “on” or “at” a single point in the circuit, and so the bird contacting a single point in the above circuit has no voltage applied across its body to establish a current through it.
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Is voltage dependent on current?

Then an ideal voltage source is known as an Independent Voltage Source as its voltage does not depend on either the value of the current flowing through the source or its direction but is determined solely by the value of the source alone.
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Why do I have 120 volts but no power?

Simple reasons might exist for a loss of power at a receptacle such as a loose connection. If you plug in something and there is no tension when you unplug in (it just slips out of a receptacle), then you just have a worn-out receptacle that should be replaced.
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Does current flow with out voltage?

Without potential difference, current can not flow because we know that an electric current flows between two points due to the potential difference between them. Thus, as long as the potential difference is maintained between the two points, the electric current keeps flowing continuously.
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Why is there no current in the circuit?

No current can flow if the circuit is broken - for example, when a switch is open. An electric current flows when electrons move through a conductor, such as a metal wire.
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How do you explain voltage and current to a child?

Voltage - Voltage is the name for the electric force that causes electrons to flow. It's the measure of potential difference between two points in the circuit. Voltage may come from a battery or a power plant. Current - Current is the measure of the flow of electrons in a circuit.
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Is voltage a force?

The volt is neither a measure of force or of energy consumption. That's why it is its own unit. The term electromotive force is a metaphor for voltage as a force, because it explains current going through a resistance by analogy to water under pressure going through a pipe. But a volt is not a force.
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Is voltage a pushing force?

Voltage is the amount of push or pressure that is being applied to the electrons. It is analogous to water pressure. With higher water pressure, more water is forced through a pipe in a given time. With higher voltage, more electrons are pushed through a wire in a given time.
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What kills a person voltage or current?

Conclusion about the confusion of which one is hazardous, Current or Voltage?: Current Kills, Not the Voltage. But Voltage is must to drive the Current. I.e. Amperes are responsible for electrocution, Not the Volts. Warning: Both AC and DC voltages and currents are dangerous.
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Does more voltage mean more current?

The current in a circuit is directly proportional to the electric potential difference impressed across its ends and inversely proportional to the total resistance offered by the external circuit. The greater the battery voltage (i.e., electric potential difference), the greater the current.
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Why does high voltage mean low current?

High voltage transmission minimizes the amount of power lost as electricity flows from one location to the next. How? The higher the voltage, the lower the current. The lower the current, the lower the resistance losses in the conductors.
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What is the highest voltage possible?

A tandem at Oak Ridge National Laboratory produced the highest ever at 25.5MV (a megavolt is 1 million volts).
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What is the primary cause of voltage?

Current is the primary cause of voltage.
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Does voltage cause electric field?

The greater the voltage, the greater the electric field in a circuit and the greater the electric potential energy per charge transformed as charges move in the circuit.
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What are the three things that are required to create a voltage?

To produce an electric current, three things are needed: a supply of electric charges (electrons) which are free to flow, some form of push to move the charges through the circuit and a pathway to carry the charges.
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