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Greek philosopher who observed that amber attracted small bits of straw after rubbing

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Thales

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reciprocal of impedance

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admittance

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magnetic black rock

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loadstone

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Latin word for amber

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electrum

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he devised the word electricity

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Sir Thomas Browne

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French physicist who formulated the laws on attraction and repulsion between charged bodies

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charles coloumb

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built the first battery called the voltaic pile

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count alessandro volta

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“animal electricity”, first experiments with electric current

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luigi galvani

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danish physicist that moved the needle of a compass with a strong current

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hans christian oersted

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measured the effect of two parallel currents on each other

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andre’ marie ampere

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worked out the law of electrical resistance

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georg simon ohm

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designed the first hydroelectric power statin

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nikola tesla

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developed the incandescent lamp and the central electric light-power station

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thomas edison

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discovered chlorides of carbon and succeeded in liquefying chlorine and other gases

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michael faraday

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discovery of electromagnetic induction and self-induction

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joseph henry

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first to demonstrate the existence of electric waves

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heinrich hertz

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16
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theorized that magnetic fields produced radiant energy

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james maxwell

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17
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designed a dynamo

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werner von siemens

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18
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development of steam engine

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james watt

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19
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focused on the absolute unit of electrical resistance

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wilhelm edward weber

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20
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invented the air brake system to stop trains

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george westinghouse

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electricity that flows through a substance in the form of an electric current

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dynamic electricity/ electrodynamics

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electricity that remains on the surface of a body as a charge

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static electricity

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23
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when a bar of hardened steel is rubbed with a natural magnet

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artificial magnets

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a coil of wire in which a magnetic circuit is completed through a magnetic material

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electromagnet

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25
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iron ores called magnetite

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natural magnets

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26
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soft iron core would with a coil or insulated wire

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electromagnets

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27
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a periodic current, the average value of which over a period is zero

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alternating current

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28
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changes mechanical power to electrical power

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alternator/ synchronous generator

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29
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instrument for measuring electric current

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ammeter

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30
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current that a conductor can carry continuously

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ampacity

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31
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a charge flor of one coulomb per second

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ampere

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32
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current-consuming equipment

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appliance

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33
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branch circuit that supplies energy to one or more outlets

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appliance branch circuit

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34
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synthetic non-flammable insulating liquid used in transformers as insulator

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askarel

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35
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device used to transfer load from one power source to another

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automatic transfer equipment

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36
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houses subbreakers, a sheet metal enclosure for stuff

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auxiliary gutter

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device used with fluorescent and high-intensity discharge lamps

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circuit conductors between the final overcurrent device protecting the circuit and the outlets

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branch circuit

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synthetic rubber insulation

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conductor that serves as a common connection for 3 or more circuits in a switchgear assembly

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metallic bar used to provide common contact or termination for a group of wires

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protective covering applied over a cable

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cable sheath

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to open and close a circuit by non-automatic means on a predetermined over-current without damage to tself

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circuit breaker

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an arrow having circuit number designating the point at which the branch circuit will be connected

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circuit homerun

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unit for measuring the cross-sectinal area of a conductor

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circular mill

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measure of permissiveness to charge flow; reciprocal of resistance

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conductance

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substance that has free electrons

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conductor having no covering/insulation

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bare conductor

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conductor encased within material of compositino and thickness

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insulated conductor

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reciprocal of the resistivity of the substance

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conductivity

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structure containing one or more ducts

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an electrical charge of 6.28 x 10^18 electrons

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rate of charge flow

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enclosure designed for surface mounting

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cutout box

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ratio of the maximum demand of a system

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demand factor

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unit of an electrical system that is intended to carry but not utilize electrical energy

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energy is divided among feeders; overcurrent devices are usually located here

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distribution center

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a conducting path through which electric charges may flow

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electric circuit

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converts electrical energy into mechanical energy

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electric motor

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comprises of the volt, ampere, ohm…..

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electrical units

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transient wave of current, potential, or power in the electric circuit

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electrical surge

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physical entity; atomic structure of matter; expenditure of energy

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electricity

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process of electromotive force induced by movement of magnetic flux

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electromagnetic induction

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energy-charge relation that results in electric pressure that produces charge flow

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electromotive force (EMF)

65
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branch of electrical science dealing with the laws of electricity at rest

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electrostatics

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unit of capacitance

67
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all circuit conductors between the service equipment, the source of a separately derived system, and the final branch circuit overcurrent device

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disruptive electrical discharge around an insulator

69
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instrument for indicating comparatively small currents

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galvanometer

70
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converts mechanical energy into electrical energy

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conducting connection between an electric circuit and the earth

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unit of inductance

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magnetic property of a substance which results from radial magnetism

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hysteresis

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opposition to AC current by a combination of resitance and reactance

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does not allow the flow of electricity through it

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used to convert dc to ac

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short length of conductor used to make a connectin between terminals

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box that joins different runs of cable

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junction box

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device for paths for lightning disturbances

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lightning arrestor

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unit of conductance; reciprocal of ohm

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unit of resistance

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law states that current is directly proportional to the applied voltage and inversely proportional to resistance, reactance or impedance

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operation of equipment in excess of normal

84
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produced when 1 unit of work in done in separating unit charges through unit distance

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potential difference

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static ac device used to change voltage

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transformer

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interruption of contact in devices

87
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intended for receptacle outlet or switch plate installation

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utility box

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unit of emf

89
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drop in electric pressure

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voltage drop

90
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unit of electrical power

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