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Principles of Electricity-HI

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What do you call a constant and even flowing current traveling in one direction?   Direct current (DC)  
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What are the 2 types of electrical current?   1.) Alternating current (AC) 2.) Direct current (DC)  
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Why would two magnets repel each other?   Both poles are the same  
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What does friction, magnetism, and chemical actions produce?   Electricity  
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This is the smallest unit of matter into which a substance can be divided without losing it's basic properties.   Molecule  
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Electricity flows from the ____ pole to the ____ pole.   From the negative pole to the positive pole  
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What produces light, heat, and energy?   Electricity  
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Which current does not produce a chemical effect?   High frequency  
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What are two other names for direct current?   1.) Galvanic 2.) Electrolysis (true)  
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List 3 examples of magnetic materials.   1.) Iron 2.) Nickel 3.) Cobalt  
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What do you call a natural magnet?   Lodestone/magnetite  
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What do you call the flow of electrons along a conductor?   Electricity  
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The indifferent electrode or inactive electrode is used during which modality?   Galvanic  
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In electrolysis treatment, which pole is being used inside the follicle?   Cathode (negative pole)  
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What do you call a device that is used to change alternating current to direct current?   Rectifier  
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What do you call a device that is used to change direct current to alternating current?   Converter  
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What is the unit measurement for "power"?   Watt  
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What do you call a "quantity or count of electrons"?   Coulomb  
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What is the unit measurement for "pressure"?   Volt  
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What is the unit measurement for "resistance"?   Ohm  
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What is the unit measurement for "strength"?   Ampere  
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Copper, water, the human body, and electrodes are all considered to be what?   Conductors  
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What do you call a substance that readily transmits the flow of electrons?   Conductor  
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This device is used in alternating current to either step up or step down the voltage.   Transformer  
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What do you call a rapid oscillating current of high voltage and low amperage?   High frequency current  
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What do you call the points in a circuit in which a chemical action can take place?   Electrodes  
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The path or course through which a current can move is called what?   Circuit  
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What do you call the intensity control which regulates the strength of a current?   Rheostat  
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What do you call an alternating current that has low voltage and low amperage?   Sinusoidal current  
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What do you call a device that is used to produce a higher frequency current?   Oscillator  
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What do you call the post treatment procedure that uses the positive anode pole to produce an acid effect on the skin?   Cataphoresis  
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What do you call the pretreatment procedure that uses the negative cathode pole to produce an alkaline effect on the skin?   Anaphoresis  
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What is the technical name for the positive pole?   Anode  
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What is the technical name for the negative pole?   Cathode  
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What is the chemical compound for hydrochloric acid?   HCl  
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What is the chemical compound for sodium hydroxide?   NaOH  
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What 3 chemicals are produced at the positive anode pole?   1.) Hydrochloric acid (HCl) 2.) Chlorine gas (Cl) 3.) Oxygen gas (O)  
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What 3 chemicals are produced at the negative cathode pole?   1.) Sodium hydroxide (NaOH, lye) 2.) Chlorine gas (Cl) 3.) Hydrogen gas (H)  
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What is the method of destruction for galvanic current?   Chemical decomposition  
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During galvanic or blend treatments, which electrode is the client holding?   Anode (positive)  
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Which modality creates chemicals only?   Galvanic  
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What does desiccate mean?   Removal of moisture (to dry out)  
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What does coagulate mean?   To cook or to congeal  
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What are the 2 methods of destruction for high frequency or thermolysis current?   1.) Electrodessication 2.) Electrocoagulation  
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Which current produces heat only?   High frequency current  
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The mode or manner in which electricity is used to produce a therapeutic effect is referred to as what?   Modality  
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According to Ohm's Law, amperage is equal to voltage divided by ____?   Ohms (resistance)  
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What measurement of milliampere do we use in galvanic current?   One tenth milliamperes  
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What is 1 one thousandths (1/1000) of an ampere?   Milliampere  
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What do you call electricity at rest?   Static electricity  
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Name two safety devices that stops electrical current from flowing?   1.) Fuse 2.) Circuit breaker  
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What do you call a circuit that has been interrupted?   Open circuit  
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What do call a circuit in which the current is flowing?   Closed circuit  
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Rubber, plastic, glass, wood, and hair are all considered to be what?   Insulators  
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What do you call a substance that resists the passage of an electrical current?   Insulator  
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What do you call a rapid and interrupted current that flows first in one direction then reverses its flow in the opposite direction?   Alternating current (AC)  
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What do you call a wire that is attached from the regular circuit for the purpose of using the ground as one of the poles?   Ground circuit  
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What is a common example a "ground circuit"?   3 prong plug  
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What is a device that stores an electrical charge?   Capacitor  
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What do you call the breakdown of a substance into its single components and rearranged to create a new substance?   Chemical decomposition  
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Which modality does not produce heat?   Galvanic  
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