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| A cicuit that does not have a complete conection between the two sides of the power source. As a result, current does not flow. |
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| The ability of a material to impede the flow of charge. |
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Conventional current |
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| current that fows from the positive side to the negative side, even though its wrong. |
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electical current |
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| THe amount of charge that travels past a fixed point in an electrical circuit each second. |
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charging by induction |
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| charging an objwct without direct contact between the object and a charge. |
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charging by conduction |
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| charging an object by allowing it to come in contact with an object that already had electrical charge. |
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| A small package of light that acts like a paricale |
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| what causes the electomagnetic force? |
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| why dont charged particals glow? |
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| Because the photons they emit are to small for us to see. |
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| If you were to use a positively charged rod to charge an object by induction what charge would the object have? |
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| If you were to use a positivly charged rod to charge an object by conduction,what charge would the object have? |
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| under what conditions is an electrical circuit reasonably safe? |
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| with low voltage and current |
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| whats wrong with conventional current? |
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| it goes the wrong way (from the posative side to the negative side) |
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| does a longer or shorter wire have more resistance? |
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[image]
what type of circuit is this? |
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| what type of circuit is this?[image] |
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| is it possible to have a permanent magnet with only a north pole? |
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| Is it possable to make a magnet from something that is not a magnet? |
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If a material does not respond to a magnet what can you conclude about the atoms in the material?
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| that the material is not megnetic and the atoms cannot be aligned. |
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