When you purchase a water pipe in a hardware store, water is not included. When you purchase copper wire, electrons

A) must be supplied by you, just as water in a water pipe.
B) already exist in the wire.
C) may fall out, which is why wires are insulated.
D) none of the above


Answer: B

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