Day 1 28APR2025 Flashcards
(54 cards)
1,2 or 3 valence electrons are considered?
Conductors (will produce electricity)
5,6,7, or 8 Valence electrons are considered?
Insulators (will NOt conduct electricity)
4 valence electrons are considered?
Semi-conductors
Silicon
GERMANIUM
If a valence electron has _________ it will shock you
3 or less
If a valence electron has _________ it will NOT shock you
5 or more
If a valence electron has _________ it is considered a not conductor or insulator but can be made for both
4
What is the outer most layer of an atomic structor?
Valence shell
GFCI
Ground fault circuit interrupter
What does the GFCI (Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter) do?
It senses any (very small) current to ground and open up the circuit very quickly before any damage or injury can occur
What stops excessive overflow?
Fuse
When isolating a “HOt” chassis when repairing equipment what could you use?
Isolation transformer
What are hot chassis types
Two-wire power plug equipment
What is matter
Anything that has weight / mass and occupies space
What is an atoms?
All matter consists of atoms. All atoms consists of atoms called, quarks.
BOhR model is made up of
Nucleus-e
Protons-+
Electrons -
Valence shell
Valence electron
What controls voltage and current to enable them to accomplish useful work?
Elecinc circuits
Which of the following basic components are required to form a complete circuit?
vollage source, conductor, load
The direction of current flow through a conductor is from
negative to positive
A good conductor is made of
Copper
The basic unit of electric current is the
Ampere
How is voltage produced in a car battery?
Heat
The difference of the potential electrical energy between two points is called
Voltage
The law of electrostatics states that unlike charges
Attract
What are the two basic parts of an atom?
The nucleus and the electron.