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What is the difference between alternating and direct current?

April 26, 2017Alternating difference

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What is the difference between alternating and direct current?

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A battery produces direct current (DC). The electrons are set in motion by a chemical reaction in a battery and flow only one way. A generator, on the other hand, produces alternating current (AC), because the wire coil core is influenced alternately by the North and South Poles of the magnets.