Essays Tagged: "electric charges"

Electric Charge and the Electrical Structure of Matter

15.1 Electric Charge and the Electrical Structure of MatterFundamental Law of Electric Charge:Opposite el ... e of MatterFundamental Law of Electric Charge:Opposite electric charges attract each other. Similar electric charges repel each other.A Simple Model of the Structure of Matter1. All matter is composed ... l of the Structure of Matter1. All matter is composed of sub-microscopic particles, called atoms.2. Electric charges are carried by particles within each atom that are called electrons and protons.3. ...

(7 pages) 70 0 4.3 Dec/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Physics

Memory

long as powre is applied to the unit. The dynamic Ram stores the binary information in the form of electric charges that are applied to capacitors. The capacitors are provided inside the chip by MOS ... rs (or more) per bit, DRAMs use only one, plus a capacitor. The capacitor, when energized, holds an electrical charge if the bit contains a "1" or no charge if it contains a "0". The transistor is use ...

(6 pages) 167 3 2.7 Dec/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

Electric charge and static electricity.

e charge is shown with a (-) sign. Just as magnetic poles exert their forces over a distance, so do electric charges. An electric charge exerts a force through the electric field that surrounds the ch ... orce through the electric field that surrounds the charge. When a charged particle is placed in the electric field of another charged particle, it is either pushed or pulled. It is pulled towards the ...

(2 pages) 44 0 3.3 Apr/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Physics

Stuff about electricity , atoms, and electrons.

ElectricityHistory of ElectricityIn 1660 Otto von Guericke invented a machine for producing static e ... a particle accelerator. Robert Boyle found out that attraction and repulsion were jointed and that electric force was sent through a vacuum. Stephen Gray distinguished between conductors and noncondu ... ephen Gray distinguished between conductors and nonconductors. C. F. Du Fay recognized two kinds of electricity and Benjamin Franklin and Ebenezer Kinnersley later named them positive and negative. Al ...

(4 pages) 55 1 1.3 Sep/2003

Subjects: Science Essays

Electro-Static Revision Notes

*Electric Current is a flow of electric charges, consisting of electrons. Two types of charges - posi ... (t)*Coulomb (C) is amount of charge passing a point when a current of an ampere flows for a second.*Electricity is conducted only through material soluble in water when in water, aqueous solutions and ... q is charge and r is distance - if more than two charges use vector addition - find the resultant.*Electric field is produced by a charge or a combination of charges. Forces are felt depending direct ...

(3 pages) 75 5 4.3 Feb/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Physics

Circuit Report

There are 3 types of passive elements, which are shown below:Resistor: A resistor is a two-terminal electrical or electronic component that resists an electric current by producing a voltage drop betw ... voltage drop between its terminals in accordance with Ohm's law.Inductor: An inductor is a passive electrical device employed in electrical circuits for its property of inductance. It stores energy i ...

(4 pages) 23 0 3.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: Science Essays > Physics

This is a note/assignment for class

ove through them. Neutral objects are attracted to charged objects.-Voltage is the force that moves electric charges in a circuit-4 main parts an electric circuit has is wires, cell, switch, and load- ... a circuit-4 main parts an electric circuit has is wires, cell, switch, and load-The black wire in a electrical circuit is the hot or live wire and it carries the voltage into the house.-The white wire ...

(2 pages) 11 0 0.0 May/2006

Subjects: Science Essays > Physics