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Apologia Module 12
Electrical Attraction& Electroscopes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Photon | A small "package" of light that acts like a particle |
| Charging by conduction | Charging an object by allowing it to come into contact with an object that already has an electrical charge |
| Charging by induction | Charging an object without direct contact between the object and a charge |
| Electrical current | The amount of charge that travels past a fixed point in an electric circuit each second |
| Conventional current | Current that flows from the positive side of the battery to the negative side. This is the way current is drawn in circuit diagram, even though it is wrong |
| Resistance | The ability of a material to impede the flow of charge |
| Open circuit | A circuit that does not have a complete connection between the two sides of the power source. As a result, current does not flow |