Electronics Flashcards

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Electricity is

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the flow of tiny particles called electrons

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electric charge

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is a quantity of electricity that is related to the

balance of electrons and protons in an object.

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3 basic kinds of particles that make up atoms

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protons, electrons, neutrons

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4
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imbalance of charges produces

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static electricity

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5
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Electric charge affects

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the way that objects interact

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6
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the Coulomb force

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The electric force that one charged particle produces on another is called

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7
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Coulomb force is name after

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Charles-Augustin de Coulomb.

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8
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which material is always electrically conductive

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metals

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9
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speed of light

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186,000 miles per second

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10
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an example of a conductor and an insulator

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  • silver, copper, gold

* rubber, oil, glass

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11
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what is a circuit

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a never-ending looped pathway for

charge carriers

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what happens when you cause a discontinuity in a circuit?

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will prevent charge flow throughout the entire circuit

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voltage

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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.

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voltage (in the context of circuits)

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voltage is the amount of potential energy available (work to be done) per unit charge, to move charges through a conductor

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electric current

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flow of electric charge in a circuit

the rate of charge flow past a given point in an electric circuit

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16
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unit of electric charge

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ampere

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17
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watts

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rate at which an electrical device is converting energy from one form into another

18
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currents flow… things and voltages are applied… things

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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.

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how are voltages generated?

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by doing work on charges in devices

20
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we get currents by

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placing voltages across things

21
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can use…. to measure current

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a multi-meter

22
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repeatedly changes its direction of current

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alternating current

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alternating current is caused by

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voltages at the terminals swing from positive to

negative and back

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always flows in the same direction, from positive to negative

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direct current

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Kirchoff's Law states what about voltage
the sum of all voltage drops within a closed | circuit are equal to zero.
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Kirchoff’s current law states
that there is a conservation of charge within a circuit, this means that the sum of the current at a particular point (or component/node) are equal to the currents exiting that point.
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resistance is measured in
ohms
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resistance is
the opposition to the flow of current
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ohms law descirbes
the proportional relationship between voltage and | current,
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Resistors function by
dissipating power as heat
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what are capacitors used for?
waveform, generation, filtering, and blocking and bypass applications
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the most common uses of capacitors,
bypass and coupling
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is the current proportional to voltage in a capacitor?
no
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how do capacitors combine in parallel and series compared to resistors?
capacitors in series combine in the same way as resistors in parallel, conversely capacitors in parallel combine like resistors in series
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Inductance (L) can be defined as
the property where a conductor exhibits opposition to the change of electric current flowing through it.
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what is inductance measured in?
henry (H)
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the inductance of an inductor depends on...
its the physical properties and construction.
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inductance may be increased by
reducing the length of the coil, increasing the cross sectional area (A), increasing the number of turns in the coil (N), and by using a core with a high level of permeability (μ)
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dialetric means...
material will polarize when in contact with an electric field
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What is the difference between | an Inductor and Capacitor?
- Capacitor stores energy in form of an Electric Field and an Inductor stores energy in form of a Magnetic field - Capacitor tries to level the voltage in a circuit / and if the current changes, an inductor will charge or discharge to equalize the current through the circuit.
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impedance is
the sum of resistance, capacitive reactance, and inductive reactance Impedance (Z) is the measure of the total opposition to current flow in an alternating current circuit.