1 - Basic Concepts Of Electricity

Static Electricity

Static Electricity

Static electricity was discovered centuries ago that certain types of materials would mysteriously attract one another after being rubbed together.…

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Conductors, Insulators, and Electron Flow

The electrons of different types of atoms have different degrees of freedom to move around. With some types of materials,…

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Electric Circuits

You might have been wondering how electrons can continuously flow in a uniform direction through wires without the benefit of…

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Voltage and Current

As was previously mentioned, we need more than just a continuous path (circuit) before a continuous flow of electrons will…

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Resistance, Electrical Switches

The circuit in the previous section is not a very practical one. In fact, it can be quite dangerous to…

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Voltage and Current in a Practical Circuit

Because it takes energy to force electrons to flow against the opposition of a resistance, there will be voltage manifested…

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Conventional versus Electron Flow

When Benjamin Franklin made his conjecture regarding the direction of charge flow (from the smooth wax to the rough wool),…

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