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Chapter 17: Introduction To Electricity: Review
Chapter 17: Introduction To Electricity: Review
Review
1. Definitions:
a) law of electric charges (like charges repel and opposite charges attract) b) electric force (the force between charged objects), c) electric field (space surrounding electrically charged particles), d) electrical conductor (a substance in which charges can roam), e) electrical insulator (a substance in which charges do not roam), f) static electricity (an electric charge at rest on an object), g) electric discharge (the loss of static electricity as charges run off of an object), h) electric current (the rate at which charges pass through a specified point),
Definitions
i) voltage (potential difference between two points in a circuit), j) resistance (the opposition to the flow of electric charge), k) electric power (the rate at which electrical energy is converted into other forms of energy), l) series circuits (all parts are connected in a single loop), m) parallel circuits (loads are connected-side-by side).
4. AC and DC current
AC current: charges continually change direction Applications: houses (AC changes direction 120 times a second)
7. Equations
Ohms law: V = I * R
electrical power: P = V * I
electrical energy (E = P * t)
1.5 Current(A) 1
0.5
0 0 5 10 15 20 25 Voltage (V) 30 35 40 45 50