Electrical Flashcards
(51 cards)
What are the 4 effects of Electrical Current?
Physiological
Heating
Magnetism
Chemical
What is the Physiological effect? in relation to current
the result of an electrical current passing through a living organism
what is the cause of heating in relation to current?
resistance
What electrical current effect am i?
An electrical current flowing in a conductor causes the conductor to be surrounded by a magnetic field
Magnet effect
What is the rule in remembering the direction of current flow and magnet flow in a conductor
Right Hand
Right Thumb
rule
What is the most useful of all the electric current effects
magnet field, caused by the magnetism effect
an electric current can flow in certain types of liquids called _____
electrolyte
____ are atoms with a positive or negative charge
Ions
if an Ion has less than its usual number of electrons, is it positively of negatively charged
Positively
What takes place when 2 different metals react in their ecosystem
Electrolyte Corrosion
what are the 3 types of environments that Electrolyte corrosion can take place
Atmospheric - due to air pollution
immersion - when metals are wet
Structural - results from immersions with metals
what are the 3 main process of Electrolyte Corrosion
Oxidation
Reduction
Rust Formation
What is acceleration due to gravity?
9.8m/s^2
What is the ability or capability to do work?
Energy
what unit does Work and Energy ‘both’ use?
Joule
Work can be converted from what? (5)
Electrical Chemical Magnetic Heat Mechanical
___ is the rate in which work is done at
Power
what is Current?
the flow of electrons
the higher the current….
the greater the amount of electrons flowing in the circuit
doubling the Voltage causes the power the increase by how much?
4
Doubling the current causes the power to increase by how much?
4
EMF sources include?
name 3
friction
heat
light
chemical, etc
what effect is this?
some types of quartz crystals produce an EMF when subject to movement
Piezoelectric
what effect is used in gas igniters, lighters and microphones
piezoelectric effect