conductors and insulators Flashcards

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what are insulators ?

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substances that do not conduct electricity or electricity current to flow through easily

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what are conductors?

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substances which easily allows an electric current to flow through them easily

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examples of insulators?

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rubber,glass,oil,diamond,dry wood,plastic,air.

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examples of conductors?

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silver,gold,copper,aluminium,mercury,steel,iron,sea water,graphite

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what is a wallerfield circuit?

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a complete pathway that things can go around

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sign for one batttery

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long,short,long,short,long,short

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sign for light bulb

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a circle w an x inside

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sign for single cell

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one pair of long and short

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sign for ammeter

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circle with an A in the middle

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sign for wire

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a line

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for an open switch

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a dot and then a line and dot

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for a bulb

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a cirle w a bump in it

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for a closed switch

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a line w two dos at the end

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voltmeter

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a circle w a v in it

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for a fuse

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corn on a stick

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for a power pack

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long,short,long,short and an arrow through the middle

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for a resistor

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four heartbeats

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what is the difference between a cell and a battery?

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a cell is made up of a negative and a postive terminal but a battery is made up of two or more cells.

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what is a circuit?

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a circuit is a complete pathway which electric current can flow. and has to be made of a conductor such as a metal wire.

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what is electric current?

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electric current is the rate of flow of electric charge or electric particles.

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what is the SI unit for current?

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what are smaller SI units?

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milliamperes [mA] or microamperes [upside down h and capital A

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complete pathway in which electric particles can move

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electric circuit

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are electrons negatively or positively charged?

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what is conventional current?
positive to negative
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what is electron current?
negative to positive
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is the negative side of the ammeter supposed to be on the negative side of the battery?
yess sirr
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substances are made of atomic particles,each atom has a nucleus which is negatively charged w electrons.
electrons are the charged particles that flow as an electric curent into a solid.
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for an electric current to flow through a circuit....
the components must be conductors,metals are great examples of conductors
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wires hv free electrons not bounded to a particular nucleus..
that is why electricity flows so easily through wire
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wires hv free electrons not bounded to a particular nucleus..
this is called a sea of delocalised electrons.
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true or false!? conduction of an electric current can also take place in water?
true
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conduction of an electric current can also take place in water if the water contains negtively and positively charged particles called....
ionss!!!! YAYYY
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what is an electrolyte?
is a compound in which breaks down into ions when dissolved or molten as such carries an electric current.
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