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MAKE: ELECTRONICS EXPERIMENTS 1 and 2
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Electrical Engineering
12th Grade
12/22/2012

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Ohm
Definition
a unit of electrical resistance
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If there is an electrical pathway between two terminals of a battery
Definition
electrons flow between the two terminals of the battery
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George Simon Ohm
Definition
discovered Ohms
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electrolyte
Definition
the conductive fluid of a battery
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voltage
Definition
pressure created by chemical reactions inside the battery
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amps
Definition

the flow, when electrons flow through a wire

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Andre Marie Ampere
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discovered amps
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the flow of electricity per second is measured in
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amps
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the pressure of electricity, measured in volts
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causes the flow
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the resistance to the flow is measured in
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ohms
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a higher resistance does what?
Definition
it restricts the current
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a higher voltage does what?
Definition
 it overcomes resistance and increases the current
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a higher resistance does what?
Definition
it restricts the current
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milliVolt
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1/1000 volts
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milliAmp
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1/1000 amps
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Allesandro Volta
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discovered the battery
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D.C.
Definition
direct current, goes in one direction
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A.C.
Definition
Alternating Current, switches 50 or 60 times per second depending on country
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