DC Circuits Flashcards

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Source

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A device that converts other kinds of energy into electrical energy

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Resistance

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The opposition to the flow of electric current in a conductor

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Voltage

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Electrical potential difference

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EMF

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The voltage a source provides to a circuit

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Current

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The flow of electrons through a conductor

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Electric power

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The rate at which a resistor converts EPE into another kind of energy

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Electric energy

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The amount of energy converted by a resistor in a certain amount of time

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Series combination

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A group of resistors where the current must flow through all resistors

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Parallel combination

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A group of resistors that are connected to common points or junctions

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Equivalent resistors

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The combined resistance of a combination of resistors

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Junction

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A point in a circuit where two wires connect and produce two possible paths for the current

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12
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Circuit loop

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Any closed path in a circuit that had no junctions

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DC

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Current that only flows on the same direction

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AC

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Current that changes directions periodically

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Elastic charge

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Total charge of all electrons that pass through a conductor in a certain amount of time

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16
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Ohms law

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Current through a resistor is directly proportional to the voltage across the resistor and inversely proportional to the resistance of the resistor

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Amp

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Unit of electric current

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Ohm

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Unit of electrical resistance

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Watt

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Unit of electrical power

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Joule

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Unit of electrical energy

21
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Kilowatt-hour

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kWh unit of commercial electrical energy

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Junction law

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The total current i to any junction must equal the total current out of the junction

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Loop law

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The sum of the voltage drops across the resistors must equal the voltage of the source

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Circuit

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A combination of source and resistor(s) connected by conductors so there is at least one unbroken path from the source through the resistors and back to the source