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Choose your answer before opening the explanation. This original practice item is for preparation and does not reproduce an official test question.

Question

Which statement best describes voltage?

  1. a circuit with one path for current through all components
  2. a device that changes AC voltage through electromagnetic induction
  3. electric potential difference that can drive charge through a circuit
  4. the rate at which electric charge flows
Reveal answer and explanation

electric potential difference that can drive charge through a circuit

voltage is electric potential difference that can drive charge through a circuit. A battery provides potential difference across a lamp.