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Unit 5 Vocab
Question | Answer |
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a charged particle | ion |
flow of electrons | electricity |
build up of electrical charge on a materials surface | static electricity |
attractive or repulsive force | electric force |
a field of electrical charges that excerpt a force on one another | electric field |
wood or glass, electrons do not move freely | insulator |
copper and silver, electrons move freely | conductor |
excess charge that rapidly moves | electrical discharge |
the flow of electricity through a circuit | current electricity |
electricity that has trouble flowing through | resistor |
a measure | resistence |
electric potential | voltage |
a circuit with only one path | series circuit |
circuit that has multiple paths | parellel circuit |
a machine | generator |