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Electricity1 Flashcards

1
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Existence and interaction of electric charge

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Electricity

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2
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Positive and negative algebraic signs and measured in coulombs

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Electric charge

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3
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Si unit of electric charge

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Coulomb

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4
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Energy per unit charge available for conversion from a chemical, mechanical, or other form of energy into electrical energy

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Electromotive force

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5
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voltage difference that represents work involved in the transfer of a unit charge

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Potential difference

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6
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required a unit to move

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Potential

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7
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Group of two or more cells connected together to produce electric current

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Battery

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8
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Device for converting chemical into electric energy

Consisiting of a receptacle with electrodes

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Cell

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9
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nonmettalic conducting medium

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Electrolytes

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10
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Conductor through which a current emters or leaves a nonmettalic medium

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Electrode

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11
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Negative terminal of a primary cell

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Anode

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12
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Positive terminal

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Cathode

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13
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Voltage

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Potential difference or electromotive force express in volts

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14
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Si unit of potential difference and electromotive force

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Volt

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15
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Complete path of an electric current

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Circuit

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16
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Arrangements of components in an electric circuit which the same current flows through each components in turn without branching

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Series

17
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Ehich all positive terminals are connected to one conductor

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Parallel

18
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Product of potential difference and current

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Power( W=V×A)

19
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Si unit of powerr

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Watt

20
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Amount of power

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Wattage

21
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Unit of powerr

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kilowatt

22
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Unit of energy

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Kilowatt-hour

23
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Rate of flow of electric charge

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Current

24
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SI unit of current

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Ampere

25
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Strength of an electric current measured.in amperes

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Amperage

26
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Opposition of a conductor to the flow of current

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Resistance

27
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Si unit of electrical resistance

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ohm

28
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Law that for any circuit the electric current is directly proportional to the voltage

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Ohm’s law

29
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rate of of production of heat by a direct current is directly proportional to the resistance

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Joule’s Law

30
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Resistance per unit length

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Resistivity

31
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Measure of a ability of a substance to conduct electric current, equal to the reciprocal of resistivity

Also called specific conductance

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Conductivity

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