Longitudinal voltage
Have you ever played with a slinky? It's a long, thin, curly toy that you can hold and stretch out. When you stretch it out, the slinky gets longer and thinner, but it also gets tighter. That feeling of tightness is like what happens with electricity in a wire.
When electricity flows through a wire, it creates a kind of push or pressure, like a slinky being stretched out. This push is called voltage. Longitudinal voltage refers to the voltage running along a wire in one direction, like the way a slinky stretches out.
So, imagine you have a long, straight wire like a slinky. When you apply electricity (voltage) to one end of the wire, it will flow along the wire and cause it to push or pull in one direction. This is called longitudinal voltage.
Think of it like a game of tug-of-war. If you have a rope, and you and your friend pull on opposite ends of the rope, the rope will have tension (tightness) in one direction. Similarly, when electricity runs along a wire, it creates tension and pressure in one direction—longitudinal voltage.
When electricity flows through a wire, it creates a kind of push or pressure, like a slinky being stretched out. This push is called voltage. Longitudinal voltage refers to the voltage running along a wire in one direction, like the way a slinky stretches out.
So, imagine you have a long, straight wire like a slinky. When you apply electricity (voltage) to one end of the wire, it will flow along the wire and cause it to push or pull in one direction. This is called longitudinal voltage.
Think of it like a game of tug-of-war. If you have a rope, and you and your friend pull on opposite ends of the rope, the rope will have tension (tightness) in one direction. Similarly, when electricity runs along a wire, it creates tension and pressure in one direction—longitudinal voltage.