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Electromagnetism Flashcards

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Photon

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smallest quantity of any time of EM radiation, atom of light

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Properties of photons

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Move at speed of light; travel in a sine wave

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Properties of EM radiation

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frequency, velocity, amplitude, wavelength

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Frequency

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Waves per second (Hz); =velocity/wavelength

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Velocity

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distance in time (m/s); =frequency*wavelength

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Amplitude

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intensity of the wave

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Wavelength

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A=velocity/frequency

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Electromagnetic Wave equation

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C = frequency*wavelength (frequency and wavelength are inversely proportional)

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Inverse Square Law

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I1/I2 = (d2/d1)^2

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Wave-Particle Duality

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Electromagnetic radiation has properties of both a wave and a particle (travel through space as a wave and have ability to ionize)

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Electromagnetic Spectrum

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Gamma Rays (highest energy, highest frequency, shortest wavelength), UV light, Visible light, Infared, microwaves, radiofrequency (lowest energy, lowest frequency, longest wavelength)

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Radiopaque

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absorb x-rays; bone (absorption-high atomic number)

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Radiolucent

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transmit x-rays; soft tissue (transmission-low atomic number)

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Attenuation

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light is transmitted but scattered (translucent)

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Particle Model: Quantum Theory

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x-rays are identified by their energy in eV (typically 10 keV - 50 MeV

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Planck’s Constant

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photon energy is directly proportional to photon frequency

E=hf (h=4.15X10^-15 eVs)

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Planck’s Quantum Equation

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F=E/h

E=hc/wavelength

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Electrostatics

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branch of physics that deals with stationary or resting charges

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Electrification

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process by which electrons are added or ejected from matter, making the atom charged (too few or too many electrons)

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Electrons

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smallest unit of electron charge

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methods of electrification

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friction, contact, induction

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Induction

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electrical fields interact without touching

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Conductors

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copper, aluminum

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Insulators

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plastic, rubber, glass, wood

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Semi-conductors

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silicon, germanium

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Law #1 electrostatic force

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like charges repel, unlike charges attract

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Law #2 Coulomb’s Law

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electrostatic force is directly proportional to the product of the electrostatic charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them

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Law #3 Distribution

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Electric charge distribution is uniform throughout the surface

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Law #4 Concentration

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concentration of charges on a curved surface is greatest where the curvature s greatest

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Law #5 Movement

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only negative charges can move in solid conductors

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Electric potential unit

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Volt

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Current unit

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Ampere (1 ampere = 1 coulomb/second)

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Resistance unit

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Ohm

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Current

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quantity of electrons flowing

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Resistance

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amount of opposition to the current in the circuit

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Ohm’s Law

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electric potential = current x resistance

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Magnetism

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materials that exert an attractive or repulsive force on other materials

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Natural magnet

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earth

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Artificial permanent magnet

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horse shoe & bar magnets made of iron

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Electromagnets

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wire wrapped around an iron core with electric current

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Laws of magnetism

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every magnet has two poles; Like charges repel, unlike charges attract; lines of magnetic field leave north pole and enter south pole

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Magnetic dipole

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electrons rotate around a nucleus creating a magnetic field which causes the nucleus to spin on its axis

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Non-magnetized Domain

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magnetic dipoles are randomly organized

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Magnetized Domain

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magnetic dipoles point in one direction when under influence of an external magnetic field

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Magnetic Induction

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non-magnetized matter placed along field line of a magnet will temporarily become magnetized and take on the properties of the magnet but will have opposite direction of field lines

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Types of Magnetic Materials

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Diamagnetic, ferromagnetic, paramagnetic

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Diamagnetic

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weakly repelled by either magnetic pole; water, plastic, copper

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Ferromagnetic

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strongly attracted by a magnet and can usually be permanently magnetized; iron, cobalt, nickel

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paramagnetic

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slightly attracted to a magnet and loosely influenced by an external magnetic field; gadolinium

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Electromagnetic Phenomena

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moving charged particles produce magnetic fields; a charge at rest produces no magnetic field (Oersted’s experiment)

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Right Hand Rule

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thumb=current

fingers=magnetic field lines

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Helix

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coil of wire

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Solenoid

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helix that has an electric current running through it and will act like a magnet by producing a north and south pole

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Electromagnet

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solenoid with iron core; adding iron increases intensity of magnetic field

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Right hand rule for electromagnets

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thumb=north pole and magnetic field lines

fingers=current

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Faraday’s Experiment

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Placing a magnet next to a coil didn’t produce current until the magnet was moved back and forth by the coil

57
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3 ways to create motion between lines of force & a conductor

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move the conductor
move magnetic lines of force
vary magnetic flux

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Faraday’s Law

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magnitude of the induced current depends on the strength of the magnetic field, velocity of magnetic field, number of turns in the conductor, angle of conductor to magnetic field

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Mutual Induction

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generation of an alternating current in a secondary coil by supplying an alternating current to the primary coil

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Lenz’s Law

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an induced current flows in the direction that opposes the magnetic field change that induces it

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Self Induction

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alternating current flows through a single coil of wire

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Alternating current

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electric current that changes direction several times a second

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Electric generator

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converts mechanical energy to electrical energy

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Simple AC generator

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single loop of wire rotated mechanically between the poles of a magent

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Direct Current generator

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AC generator with commutator ring which makes nondirectional current

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Electric motor

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generator with electric current through the wire

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AC motor

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as current alternates direction, magnetic field alternates polarity

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DC motor

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commutator ring reverses the direction in the coils

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Induction motor

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powers the rotating anode of an x-ray tube

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Transformer

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transforms electric potential to a higher or lower voltage

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Step-up Transformer

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voltage of secondary coil is higher than primary coil

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Step-down Transformer

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voltage of primary coil is higher than secondary coil

73
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Properties of X-rays

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highly penetrating; electrically neutral; invisible; form of electromagnetic radiation; wide variety of energies and wavelengths; release small amounts of heat; travel in straight lines

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Oersted’s experiment

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compass next to long straight wire pointed north with no current but pointed toward wire with current

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Closed Core Transformer

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square of ferromagnetic material; coils on opposite sides; helps reduce energy loss

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Shell-type transformer

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two coils around center rod; most efficient

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Autotransformer

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single coil around a iron core; base on self induction; not suitable for use of x-ray machines

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