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SELMAN, CHAP 6 (1)
Electric Circuits
VOCAB | DEFINITIONS |
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DIRECT CURRENT (DC) | current flowing in one direction |
THE SIMPLEST ELECTRIC CURRENT HAS 3 COMPONENTS | battery, conductor, load or resistance |
VOLTMETER | is parallel in the circuit |
voltmeter | measures the (volts) potential difference between any two points in a circuit |
AMMETER | measures amps (current) and is connected in series in the circuit |
OHM'S LAW | V = I x R |
SERIES CIRCUIT | defined as an electric circuit whose components parts are arranged end-to-end so that the current passed consecutively thru each part |
PARALLEL CIRCUIT | the component parts are connected as branches of the main circuit so that the current is divided among them |
POWER P = IV | the electric energy expended per second |
WATT | the unit of power |
POWER LOSS | I squared R |