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chapter 9 vocab
Question | Answer |
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electrical power | the product of voltage and current |
joule | unit of work or energy |
junction point | the point where two conducting wires split off in two or more directions |
killowatt-hour | a measure of electrical energy equivalent to a power consumption of 1,000 watts for 1 hour. |
parallel circuit | a closed circuit in which the current divides into two or more paths before recombining to complete the circuit |
power | amount of energy consumed per second |
power rating | the amount of electrical power required for a particular device. |
series circuit | a circuit having its parts connected serially |
watt | the SI unit of power, equivalent to one joule per second, corresponding to the power in an electric circuit in which the potential difference is one volt and the current one ampere. |