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Archimedes: Charge
Archimedes: Charge
According to the law of conservation of energy, the total energy of a system remains
constant, though energy may transform into another form. The SI unit of energy is the joule (J) or newtonmeter (N * m).
To calculate the density (usually represented by the Greek letter "rho") of an object, take the mass (m) and divide
by the volume (v): rho = m / v
to calculate the value automatically - which is why you can get on a scale and have read your mass. The SI unit of
mass is the kilogram (kg).
magnetic fluxh charge and radially in toward a negative point charge.
Electric current is the rate of charge flow past a given point in an electric circuit, measured in
Coulombs/second which is named Amperes.
magnetic lines of force----Curved lines used to represent a magnetic field, drawn such that the number of lines is
related to the strength of the magnetic field at a given point and the tangent of any curve at a particular point is
along the direction of magnetic force at that point.
A 'unit' is exactly equivalent to one kilowatt hour, and is used in Britain as the unit of measurement
for purchasing electrical energy.
The horsepower (hp) is a unit in the foot-pound-second ( fps ) or English system, sometimes used to express the
rate at which mechanical energy is expended. It was originally defined as 550 foot-pounds per second (ft-lb/s).
A power level of 1 hp is approximately equivalent to 746 watt s (W) or 0.746 kilowatt s (kW).