Name a device that helps to maintain a potential difference across a conductor.
(N/A) source of electricity,such as a cell,battery,or power supply,helps to maintain a potential difference across a conductor. This potential difference is necessary to drive the flow of electrons through the conductor,thereby creating an electric current.
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