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Electricity: The invisible power "Electricity" refers to the flowing motion of electric charge.

Electricity is a mysterious incomprehensible entity which is invisible AND visib le BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. Also, it's both matter and energy. It's a type of lowfrequency radio wave which is made of protons. It is a mysterious force which lo oks like blue-white fire, and yet cannot be seen. It moves forward at the speed of light. Electric charge, also called "the Quantity of Electricity," is a fundamental com ponent of everyday matter. Objects are made of molecules and atoms, atoms are ma de of protons, neutrons, and electrons, and the protons and electrons are made i n part out of electric charge. Electric charge is substance-like. If you have a quantity of charge, you cannot destroy it, you can only move it from place to pl ace. A flow of electric charge is called "electric current." There are TWO main things that flow along wires: Electric Charge, Electric Energ y. ELECTRIC CHARGE. Charge is a "stuff" that flows through light bulbs, and it flow s around a circuit. Normally no charge is lost during the operation of a circuit , and no charge is gained. Also, charge flows very slowly, and it can even stop flowing and just sit there inside the wires. In an AC circuit, charge does not f low forwards at all, instead it sits in one place and wiggles forwards and back. ELECTRICAL ENERGY. It's also called "electromagnetic energy". This energy is als o like a "stuff" and it can flow from place to place. It always flows very fast; almost at the speed of light. It can be gained and lost from circuits, such as when a light bulb changes the flow of electrical energy into a flow of light and heat. Types of electricity There are two types of Electricity, Static Electricity and Current Electricity. Static Electricity is made by rubbing together two or more objects and making fr iction while Current electricity is the flow of electric charge across an electr ical field. Electricity is an extremely flexible form of energy, and has been adapted to a h uge, and growing, number of uses.[59] The invention of a practical incandescent light bulb in the 1870s led to lighting becoming one of the first publicly avail able applications of electrical power. Although electrification brought with it its own dangers, replacing the naked flames of gas lighting greatly reduced fire hazards within homes and factories.[60] Public utilities were set up in many ci ties targeting the burgeoning market for electrical lighting. Electricity is not a human invention, and may be observed in several forms in na ture, a prominent manifestation of which is lightning.

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