Ion correct answers an atom or molecule with a net electric charge due to the loss or gain of one
or more electrons.
Free electron correct answers Name given to an electron in the outermost orbit that is easily
moved from its orbit
Best conductors in order correct answers silver, copper, gold, aluminum
What produces current correct answers the electrical potential between charges, voltage
electrostatic force correct answers The force between electrically charged objects (like charges
repel and opposite charges attract each other).
Static electricity correct answers Two items with diff potential come close but don't make
contact. What kind of electricity?
speed of electrical current correct answers Speed of light or 186,000 miles per second
One amp(ere)—how many electrons and at what rate? correct answers 6.25 x 10^18 electrons
flowing past a given point per second
Giga correct answers 10^9 (1,000,000,000)
Mega (M) correct answers 10^6 (1,000,000)
kilo (k) correct answers 10^3 (1000)
milli (m) correct answers 10^-3 (0.001)
micro (u thing) correct answers 10^-6 (0.000001)
Joule's Law correct answers H = W = I^2Rt (h= heat)(t=time)(heat in "joules")
Joule's first law correct answers The total amount of heat developed in a conductor is directly
proportional to the circuits resistance, the square of the current flowing in the circuit, and to the
length of time during which the current flows
electrical power correct answers the rate at which electrical energy is converted to another form
of energy
P=w/t= i^2 x r
What is additive in a series circuit? correct answers Voltage and resistance
What is additive in a parallel circuit correct answers Current