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  • object for a given potential difference (voltage) across the object. Thus ... The ratio of voltage divided by electric current is also called the ...
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  • in the electrical potential (also known as voltage) drove a current between ... *Electric potential (often called voltage): The potential energy per ...
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  • (which is determined by the anodizing voltage); it is caused by the interference ... thickness is dependent on the anodizing voltage. Its uses include jewelry ...
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  • The thermoelectric effect is a phenomenon by which a temperature difference is directly converted to electric voltage and vice versa. On the ...
    25 KB (3,886 words) - 18:30, 30 April 2023
  • those signals/information into current/voltage or digital (high/low) signals ... as transducers) that transform current/voltage signals back into useful ...
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  • A cyclotron is a type of particle accelerator. Cyclotrons accelerate charged particles using a high-frequency, alternating voltage (potential ...
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  • well as the availability and variation in voltage-gated ion conductances, ... stimulation passively. In this example, voltage changes measured at the ...
    15 KB (2,188 words) - 02:26, 25 August 2020
  • from the unheated anode surface when the voltage polarity is reversed and ... fi valve amplifiers, and specialized high-voltage equipment. ...
    25 KB (3,818 words) - 17:12, 22 July 2020
  • smaller electric field (and thus a smaller voltage), leading to an increased ... strength is required, such as high voltage capacitors and pulse transformers ...
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  • immersed in the liquid, and an electrical voltage is applied to them. One ... water and connected to a battery or low-voltage DC power supply. (The salt ...
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  • (called 'plates'). When voltage is applied to the capacitor ... * Mica: Similar to metal film. Often high voltage. Suitable for high ...
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  • pump thermostats operate on low-voltage (typically 24VAC) control ... ===Line voltage thermostats=== Line voltage thermostats are most commonly ...
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  • to a thermal gradient, it will generate a voltage. This is now known as the ... gradient between terminals. Hence, the voltage from a known cold junction ...
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  • The perception of electric shock can vary, depending on the voltage ... Heating due to resistance can cause extensive and deep burns. Voltage ...
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  • * Charge transferred from a high-voltage electrode * Charge created ... a horseshoe magnet. It produced a small DC voltage, and large amounts of current. ...
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  • accelerated, so a carefully controlled AC voltage is applied to each plate ... are Cockcroft-Walton generators, or voltage multipliers, which convert ...
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  • the rate of current is proportional to the voltage (Ohm's law), provided the temperature remains constant and the material remains in the ...
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  • When a voltage is applied across the electrodes, a torque acts to ... that it appears bright with no applied voltage. With this setup, the dark ...
    20 KB (3,141 words) - 04:22, 29 October 2022
  • opposes an electric current by producing a voltage drop between its terminals ... resistance (R) of the resistor, the voltage drop (V) across the resistor ...
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  • equivalent to what was called the internal voltage source in the previous section ... the SI unit of electromotive force. The voltage across the terminals of ...
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