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21 Cards in this Set
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Charged particles outside of the nucleus orbiting it. |
Electrons |
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Electrically charged atom |
Ions |
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What occurs when there is a lot of ions |
ionization |
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A positively charged ion |
Cation |
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A negatively charged i |
Anion |
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A substance in which electrons can move with ease |
Conductor |
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At room temp, the best conductor is |
Silver, in circuits it is copper |
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A substance that can keep electrical change apart to form an electric dipole-preventing the flow of electrons that would otherwise equalize the charge difference ie capacitor |
dielectric |
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examples of dielectric |
Capacitor |
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A substance that under certain conditions allows for electricity to flow and under others not to flow |
Semi-conductor |
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What are the two types of semi-conductors |
N-type and P-type |
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A semi conductor whose charge is mostly (-) due to electrons being the charge carriers |
N-type |
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A semi-conductor whose charge carriers are mostly holes (less electrons) |
P-type |
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What is another name for potential difference or electric potential? |
EMF |
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What is the phenomenom when a changing magnetic field creates a fluctuating electric field, and the fluctuating electric field creates a magnetic field? |
electromagnetism |
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also called an electric field, it is a potential difference between two points (poles). |
electric lines of flux |
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A pair of electrically fcharged poles |
electric dipole |
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The rate at which charge carriers flow past a fixed point per unit of time is called |
Current |
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Law showing relationship between voltage, current and resistance in DC and voltage, current and impedance in an AC circuit. |
OHMS LAW |
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Both sine waves for voltage and current will have their positive alterations starting, peaking and returning to zero all synchronously. |
In phase |
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Power is a rate of how fast work is done or how fast energy is transferred. |
Power Law |