Current

Question 1

What holds the electron in orbit around the nucleus?

Answer 1

A force of attraction

Question 2

What is the outer orbit of the atom called?

Answer 2

Valance shell

Question 3

What is the electron in the outer orbit called?

Answer 3

Valance electron

Question 4

What is the polarity of an electron?

Answer 4

Negative

Question 5

If an electron is removed from an atom, by an external force, the elctron is now known as?

Answer 5

Free elctron

Question 6

Is an electron is removed, the atom is now known as a?

Answer 6

Positive ion

Question 7

Direction of electron flow is always?

Answer 7

Negative to positive

Question 8

If current were to flow from +ve to -ve, it would be called?

Answer 8

Conventional current flow

Question 9

What is the circuit symbol for current?

Answer 9

I

Question 10

What is unit of measurement of current?

Answer 10

Amps (A)

Question 11

What is one amp equal to?

Answer 11

6.241 x 10 to the power of 18 or 6.241(10x18) flowing past a given point in one second

Question 12

What happens to the bonds the further they are to the nucleus?

Answer 12

They become weaker

Question 13

What are conductors?

Answer 13

Material that requires very little energy to force electrons out of orbit and enables current to flow