Electricity Flashcards

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Conductors

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Conductors are materials that allow electrical currents to flow easily

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Good Conductors of Electricity

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Metals
Graphite
Solutions
Molten Ionic Substances

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Insulators

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Insulators are materials in which a current do not flow freely

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Semi-Conductors

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Semi-conductors are materials with conductivity between that of good conductors and insulators

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Electric Circuits

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An electric circuit is a complete path or loop through which electrons can flow from a source and then return to the source

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Direct Current

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Flows in one direction only

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Alternating current

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Reverses direction repeatedly

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8
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Voltage

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Electrical energy per unit charge used in driving the electrons through a circuit

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Current

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Rate of flow of electrical charge through a circuit

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Resistance

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The opposition to the flow of electrical current through a material

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Power

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The rate of using energy

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Fuse

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A fuse is a short wire that melts and breaks a circuit when the current exceeds a certain value

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Unit of Voltage (V)

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Volt (V)

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14
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Unit of Current (I)

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Ampere (A)

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15
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Unit of Resistance (R)

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Ohm (Ω)

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16
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Unit of Power (P)

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Walts (W)