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Work Book 4
Electrical Circuit Is a pathway that permits electrons to move in
a complete circle from their source, through
resisting electrical devises and back to the
source
Batteries
Convert chemical energy to electrical energy
Generators
Convert mechanical energy to electrical
energy
Solar
Convert solar photons to electrical energy
Converters
Atomic reactors Convert nuclear energy to electrical energy
Current Flow
Electrons move from the highest
concentration to the lowest; an abundance of
negative electrons at one point are attracted
to fewer positive electrons at another point;
conventional electric current is described as
going from positive to negative while electron
flow is actually moving from negative to
positive
Direct
Is when electrons move in the same direction
Current
Alternating
Is when electrons move first in one direction
Current
and then reverse and move in the opposite
direction
Current
Is the quantity or number of electron flowing
Ampere (A)
Is unit of current also called amp; consists of
the movement of 6.24x10^18 electrons per
second past a given point
Milliamperage
Will cause the number of electrons and
(mA)
number of x-ray photons produced to vary;
diagnostic radiographic equipment utilizes mA
units to regulate the number of electrons
available to produce x-ray photons
Potential
Is the best term to describe the force or
Difference
strength of electron flow is prime force
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Electromotive
force (emf)
Volt (V)
Resistance
Ohm
Conductance
Admittance
Conductors
Superconductor
s
Insulators
Ohms Law
Series Circuit
Parallel Circuit
Circuit Breaker
or Fuse
Capacitor
Dielectric
Rectification
Diode
Thyristor or
Siliconcontrolled
rectifier
Transformer
Switch