Electrical Flashcards

(51 cards)

1
Q

What are the 4 effects of Electrical Current?

A

Physiological
Heating
Magnetism
Chemical

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What is the Physiological effect? in relation to current

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the result of an electrical current passing through a living organism

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3
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what is the cause of heating in relation to current?

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resistance

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4
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What electrical current effect am i?

An electrical current flowing in a conductor causes the conductor to be surrounded by a magnetic field

A

Magnet effect

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5
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What is the rule in remembering the direction of current flow and magnet flow in a conductor

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Right Hand
Right Thumb
rule

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6
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What is the most useful of all the electric current effects

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magnet field, caused by the magnetism effect

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7
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an electric current can flow in certain types of liquids called _____

A

electrolyte

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8
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____ are atoms with a positive or negative charge

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Ions

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9
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if an Ion has less than its usual number of electrons, is it positively of negatively charged

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Positively

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10
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What takes place when 2 different metals react in their ecosystem

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Electrolyte Corrosion

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11
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what are the 3 types of environments that Electrolyte corrosion can take place

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Atmospheric - due to air pollution
immersion - when metals are wet
Structural - results from immersions with metals

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12
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what are the 3 main process of Electrolyte Corrosion

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Oxidation
Reduction
Rust Formation

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13
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What is acceleration due to gravity?

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9.8m/s^2

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14
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What is the ability or capability to do work?

A

Energy

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15
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what unit does Work and Energy ‘both’ use?

A

Joule

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16
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Work can be converted from what? (5)

A
Electrical 
Chemical
Magnetic
Heat
Mechanical
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17
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___ is the rate in which work is done at

A

Power

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18
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what is Current?

A

the flow of electrons

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19
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the higher the current….

A

the greater the amount of electrons flowing in the circuit

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20
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doubling the Voltage causes the power the increase by how much?

A

4

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21
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Doubling the current causes the power to increase by how much?

22
Q

EMF sources include?

name 3

A

friction
heat
light
chemical, etc

23
Q

what effect is this?

some types of quartz crystals produce an EMF when subject to movement

A

Piezoelectric

24
Q

what effect is used in gas igniters, lighters and microphones

A

piezoelectric effect

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the piezoelectric effect is a ____ to electrical effect
mechanical, due to the movement
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Electromagnetic effect is an _____ to electrical effect
mechanical
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Thermoelctric effect is an ____ to electrical effec
radiant, due to the heat (can be remembered from the word thermnomiter
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when 2 dissimilar metals are joined together at one end, an EMF i produced when there junction is heated. what effect is this
Thermoelectric effect
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Photoelectric effect is ____ to electrical
radiant
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what effect is it when light falls on certain light sensitive materials and an EMF is produced
photoelectric effect
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Chemical to electric is an ___effect
electrochemical
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EMF source effect | consists of 2 dissimilar metals immersed in electrolyte
chemical to electric
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the principle of conservation states:
energy can not be created or destroyed
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Machine power. | losses =
Pin-Pout
35
motors and generators are always rated in terms of thee ______________
Full load out put power
36
what is an explination for losses with power
resistance
37
know how to draw a fixed variable resistor
down ward arrow on resistor
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Temperature dependent resistors change...
their value with a change in temperature
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draw a TDP symbol
resistor with a hockypunt in it
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PTC stands for
Positive Temperature Coefficient
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NTC stands for
Negative Temperature Coefficient
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With PTC when temperature goes up, the resistance goes ______
up
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with NTC when temperature goes up, resistance goes ___
down
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what does VDR stand for
Voltage dependent resistors
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VDR are used to...
protect a circuit from a voltage surge
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LDR stand for?
Light dependent resistors
47
Draw a LDR
resistor with 2 diagonally arrows
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What are the 4 factors effecting resistance
length temperature type of material CSA
49
Length is Inversely or directly proportional to Resistance?
directly
50
CSA is Inversely or directly proportional to Resistance?
inversely proportional | R1/R2 = A2/A1
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what does ZTC stand for
Zero Temperature Coefficient | resistance doesn't change no matter what