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| a device that is a source of electric current because of a potential difference, or voltage, between the terminals |
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| a device that protects a circuit from current overloads |
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| a material that transfers charge easily |
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| the rate that electric charges move through a conductor |
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| an electrical property of matter that creates a force between objects |
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| an electrical device connected so that it provides one or more complete paths for the movement of charges |
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| the region around a charged object in which other charged objects experience an electric force |
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| the force of attraction or repulsion between objects due to charge |
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| the energy associated with electrical charges, whether moving or at rest |
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| Electrical Potential Energy |
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| the potential energy of a charged oject due to its position in an electric field |
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| an electrical device containing a metal strip that melts when current in the circuit becomes too great |
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| a material that does not transfer charge easily |
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| describes components in a circuit that are connected across common points, providing two or more seperate conducting paths |
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| the charge in the electrical potential energy per unit charge |
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| the ratio of the voltage across a conductor to the current it carries |
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| a graphic representation of an electric circuit or apparatus, with standard symbols for the electrical devices |
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| describes a circuit or portion of a circuit that provides a single conducting path |
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| are added to open and close a circuit |
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| there is a closed-loop path for the electrons to follow, current can travel |
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| there is not a complete path for the electrons to follow, there is no current |
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