The commutator in a direct-current motor:

a. starts the loop rotating.
b. holds the loop steady.
c. allows the motor to run on alternating current from a standard wall socket.
d. keeps the current flowing in the same direction through the coil.
e. reverses the direction of electric current through the coil.


e

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