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| The quanity of CHARGE per unit time, measured in amperes (Amps,A). By historiacal convention, the sign of current is positive for currents flowing from positive to negitive POTENTIAL, But experience indicates that electrons are negatively chaged and flow in the opposite direction. |
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| The SCIENCE dealing with electric charges and currents. |
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| The complete path of an electric current,including the generating appartus,intervening resistors,or capacitors. |
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| A body, as a piece of iron or steel,that possesses the property of attracting certan substances, such as iron. |
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| A combination of two or more cells electrically connected to work together to produce electric energy. |
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| Force pulling opposites together. |
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| A material or object that permits an electric current to flow easily. |
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| A device consisting of an iron or steel core that is magnetized by electric current in a coil that surrounds it. |
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| A material of such low conductivity that the flow of current through it is negligible. |
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