IPC ch. 6-9 vocab
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wilcoxr0205 on October 25, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Electriciity | flow of electric current a circuit |
| Unit of electricity | coulomb |
| Resistors | any electrical part of a circuit that uses energy |
| Charge | the source of sparks/shock |
| 2 types of charges | positive, negative |
| Static electricity | the build-up of electric charge |
| Battery | uses chemical energy to move charges |
| Volts | how the energy level in a circuit is measured |
| Voltage | the amount of stored energy |
| Current | The flow of electric charges |
| Unit of current | amps (I) |
| Conductor | conducts or carries electrical charges |
| Insulators | insulates or blocks the flow of current |
| Electrical conductivity | the property of a material to allow charge to flow |
| Resistance | the measure of an objects ability to conduct current |
| Unit of resistance | Ohms |
| Unit of voltage | volts (V) |
| Unit of charge | coulomb |
| Fuse | metal melts,opening circuit |
| Circuit Breaker | metal bends, opening circuit |
| GFCI | measures different circuit going in and out |
| Ohms Law | I = V/R |
| Formula for Power | P = V*I |
| Formula for current | 1A = 1 C/s |
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