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In order to maintain current in a circuit, a cell must:

Question
In order to maintain current in a circuit, a cell must:
Increase its resistance
Expend its chemical energy
Decrease the potential difference
Stop the flow of electrons
Answer
Expend its chemical energy
Detailed Explanation
The cell continuously converts and expends its stored chemical energy to maintain the potential difference driving the current.
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