ELECTRICITY Flashcards
1
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- when a moving magnet creates an electric current through a wire
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Electromagnetic Induction
2
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- are manifestation of a single underlying electromagnetic force
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Electricity and Magnetism
3
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- happens when charges move, creating electric fields
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Electricity
4
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- happens when charges move, creating magnetic fields
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Magnetism
5
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- primary function is to convert electric energy into electromagnetic energy
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Xray Imaging System
6
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- movement of tiny particles called electron
- makes electronic devices work
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Electricity
7
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- type of electricity when charges build upon something
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Static Electricity
8
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- type of electricity hat needs medium like a wire
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Current Electricity
9
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- formula for electricity
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E = mc²
10
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- study of stationary electric charges
- study of distribution of fixed charges
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Electrostatics
11
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- measured in volt
- 1V = 1 J/C
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Electric Potential
12
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- measured in ampere
- 1A = 1 C/s
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Electric Current
13
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- electric charge measured in coulomb
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1C = 6×10¹⁸
14
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- transfer/ movement of an electron from one to another
- important method used in the operation of electronic devices
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- transfer/ movement of an electron from one to another
- important method used in the operation of electronic devices
15
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- electrification created by:
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Friction, Contact, Induction
16
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- object that behaves as a reservoir for stray electric charges
- storage area for extra electronic charge
- shock is prevented, keeps system safe
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Electric Ground
17
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- electrostatic law charges uniformly distributed at the surface
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Distribution
18
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- electrostatic law charges gather at the point area
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Law of Concentration
19
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- electrostatic law only negative charges move along conductors, protons tightly bound in nucleus
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Movement
20
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- directly proportional to the product of charges
- inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them
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Electrostatic Force
21
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- study of electric charges when in motion
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Electrodynamics
22
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- work with electric current (practical)
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Electric Engineer
23
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- concerned with electric flow (atomic level)
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Physicist
24
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- movement of electrons along a conductor like a wire
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Electric Current
25
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- type of electric current that flows only in one direction
- most common in batteries
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Direct Current (DC)
26
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- type of electric current that periodically reverses direction
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Alternating Current
27
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- the electrostatic force is directly proportional to the product of charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them
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Cuolomb’s Law
28
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- lines of force that causes charged particles to move from one pole to another
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Electric Field
29
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- efield positive charge points?
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Outward - Radiates out
30
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- efield negative charge points?
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Toward, Radiates In
31
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- uncharged particles?
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No Magnetic Field
