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U3 L1&2
U3 L1&2&3
Term | Definition |
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Electric charge | a property that leads to electromagnetic interactions between the particles that make up matter |
static electricity | the buildup of electric charge on an object |
electrical conductor | a material through which charges can move freely |
electrical insulator | a material through which charges cannot move easily |
semicondudtor | are a special class of materials that conduct electric charge better than electrical conductors |
electric current | rate of flow of electric charges |
voltage | the amount of work required to move each unit of charge between 2 points |
resistance | the opposition to the flow of electric charge |
electric circuit | a complete, closed path through which electric charges can flow |
series circuit | all parts are connected in a row that forms one path for the electric charges to follow |
parallel circuit | electric charges have more thann one path that they can follow |