There will be current, since the potentials of conductors AB and CD are different. The directions of all the currents are shown in Fig. 296. The potentials of points A,B,C, and D change.
The difference in potential between points A and C and also between B and D decreases. The potential of point E becomes lower than the potential of points A and B; the potential of point K becomes higher than the potential of points C and D.