OHMS Flashcards

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1
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, the rate of flow of electricity,

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CURRENT(I)

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It states that the current flowing through the circuit is directly proportional to the potential difference and inversely proportional to the resistance of the circuit.

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OHMS LAW

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OHMS LAW was named after who?

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GEORG SIMON OHM.

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One way of directly measuring electrical resistance

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OHMMETER

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the lifeblood of technological civilization and modern society.

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ELECTRICITY

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  • is any arrangement of materials that permits electrons to flow.
  • It consists of source, connecting wires, switch and load.
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CIRCUIT

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What does a circuit consist?

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It consists of source, connecting wires, switch and load.

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measured by determining the number of charges q passing through a perpendicular cross – section of the conductor per unit of time.

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CURRENT

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9
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Measures current

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AMMETER

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10
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Negative to positive terminal

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ELECTRON

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Positive to negative terminal

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CONVENTIONAL CURRENT

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12
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Record of the electric pulse accompanying the beating of the heart

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ELECTROCARDIOGRAM (ECG)

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13
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Shows the electric pulses generated by the brain

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ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM (EEG)

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Work done per unit of charge when charfe is moved feom one point to another

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VOLTAGE

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15
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Tendency of a wire to resist the passage of electric circuit
- measured in ohms

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RESISTANCE

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