Electromagnetic Induction Flashcards

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study of the electromagnetic forces between electrically charged particles that is carried by electromagnetic fields

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electromagnetism

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electromagnetism is composed of _______ fields and _______ fields

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electric fields and magnetic fields

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in 1820, he discovered that a magnetic field is always associated with an electric current

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Hans Christian Oersted

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in 1831, August 29, he discovered electromagnetic induction by his famous induction ring experiment

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Michael Faraday

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it is an instrument for measuring a small electrical current or a function of the current by deflection of a moving coil

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Galvanometer

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changing magnetic field creates?

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electric current

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it is the creation of an electro-motive force by way of a moving magnetic field around an electric conductor

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electromagnetic induction

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states that the E M F induced in a wire is proportional to the rate of the magnetic through the loop

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magnetic flux

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measurement of the total magnetic field which passes through a given area

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magnetic flux

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the electrons keep switching directions, going forward and then backward

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alternating current

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the electrons flow steadily in a single direction

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direct current

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AC is ____ expensive and ____ to generate than DC

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less, easy

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AC can be transmitted across ______ distances without much energy loss, unlike DC

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long

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