electricty and magnetism
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- what is happens during static charge
- you attract electrons and become charged with either protons, or electrons
- what is a circuit
- a closed path through which electrons flow
- a circuit has a resistance of 10 ohms and 25 volts of potentialare applied, what is the
- 2.5 A
- what is resistance measured in
- ohms
- what is a circuit breaker
- a device that can open a ciruit, which would stop a current
- What is a series circuit
- a circuit that only has only one path, but if the path becomes interupted, then the the current stops
- what is PD measured in
- volts
- what is a parellel circuit
- a circuit where a current flows through paths, even if a path is interupted, the other path will still flow
- What is potential difference
- The difference in electrical potential energy between two different points
- what is a difference in electrical potential called
- voltage
- what is an electric current
- the flow of electrons through a wire or conductor
- what is ohms law
- V=IR
- what is a current measured in
- (A) amperes
- What are electrons
- negatively charged particles
- how do you calculate watts
- P=IV
- What is resistance
- the opposition to the flow of electrons through a conductor