Electronics Flashcards
(41 cards)
Electricity is
the flow of tiny particles called electrons
electric charge
is a quantity of electricity that is related to the
balance of electrons and protons in an object.
3 basic kinds of particles that make up atoms
protons, electrons, neutrons
imbalance of charges produces
static electricity
Electric charge affects
the way that objects interact
the Coulomb force
The electric force that one charged particle produces on another is called
Coulomb force is name after
Charles-Augustin de Coulomb.
which material is always electrically conductive
metals
speed of light
186,000 miles per second
an example of a conductor and an insulator
- silver, copper, gold
* rubber, oil, glass
what is a circuit
a never-ending looped pathway for
charge carriers
what happens when you cause a discontinuity in a circuit?
will prevent charge flow throughout the entire circuit
voltage
the measure of work required to move a unit charge from one location to another, against the force which tries to keep electric charges balanced.
voltage (in the context of circuits)
voltage is the amount of potential energy available (work to be done) per unit charge, to move charges through a conductor
electric current
flow of electric charge in a circuit
the rate of charge flow past a given point in an electric circuit
unit of electric charge
ampere
watts
rate at which an electrical device is converting energy from one form into another
currents flow… things and voltages are applied… things
through, across
always refer to the voltage between two points or
across two points in a circuit. Always refer to current through a device or connection in a circuit.
how are voltages generated?
by doing work on charges in devices
we get currents by
placing voltages across things
can use…. to measure current
a multi-meter
repeatedly changes its direction of current
alternating current
alternating current is caused by
voltages at the terminals swing from positive to
negative and back
always flows in the same direction, from positive to negative
direct current