Electricity was first researched by Thales of Miletos around 600BC. He conducted a few experiments on static electricity in which he believed that friction made amber become magnetized. Other than the fact that people knew that eels produced electric shocks‚ electricity was little more than an intellectual curiosity for over 2000 years. Until 1600 when someone from England discovered the lodestone effect when amber with static would attract small objects towards it. In the 18th century‚ Benjamin
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What is Magnetism? Properties of Magnets: Magnet: any material that attracts iron and materials that contain iron Magnets attract iron and materials that contain iron. magnets attract or repel other magnets. In addition‚ one part of a magnet will always point north when allowed to swing freely. Magnetic Poles: Magnetic Pole: any magnet with 2 ends‚ each is called a magnetic pole. Magnetic poles that are unlike attract each other and magnetic poles that are alike repel each other. Magnetic
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HISTORY OF ELECTRICITY Depite what you have learned‚ Benjamin Franklin did not "invent" electricity. In fact‚ electricity did not begin when Benjamin Franklin at when he flew his kite during a thunderstorm or when light bulbs were installed in houses all around the world. The truth is that electricity has always been around because it naturally exists in the world. Lightning‚ for instance‚ is simply a flow of electrons between the ground and the clouds. When you touch something and get a shock
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Energy Saving Tips to Use Throughout the Year * Be sure to turn off lights when you leave a room. * Turn off machines when you leave a room (examples include TV’s‚ computers‚ radios‚ stereos‚ video games‚ VCR’s‚ and DVD players). * When you go away on a trip‚ be sure to unplug these same machines because they have stand-by functions that consume electricity even when they are turned off. * Fill your dishwasher efficiently and limit the number of times you run it. * Don’t put furniture
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CHAPTER - 12 ELECTRICITY HOTS Questions for Practice 1. Name a substance whose resistance almost remains unchanged by increase of temperature. 2. Name two special characteristics of heater coil. 3. A wire of resistance 4 ohms is bent to form a circle. What is the resistance between two diametrically opposite ends? 4. How does the resistance of a conductor change if its temperature is increased? 5. A current of 4A flows in a wire of resistance 60 ohms. Calculate electrical energy consumed in 2 minutes
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Electricity is one of the most important energies in people’s daily life. Without electricity‚ life will be tough and boring. We could only use candles for illumination and firewood for cooking. There would be not PCs‚ no TVs‚ and even no radios. Electricity brings us a great life and it is an affordable energy. The local electricity price in Fairbanks is about 16 cent per Kilowatt-hour. However‚ the waste of electricity is a serious problem in Wickersham hall. When you walking outside the Wickersham
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Lecture Notes: Basic Electricity Fall 2011 This course module introduces the basic physical models by which we explain the flow of electricity. The Bohr model of an atom – a nucleus surrounded by shells of electrons traveling in discrete orbits – is presented. Electrical current is described as a flow of electrons. Ohm’s law – the relationship between voltage‚ current and electrical resistance – is introduced. Learning Objectives Understanding the basic principles of electricity is a foundational
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Electricity is important to life. A vast number of machines which are invented nowadays cannot be operated without it. As a matter of fact‚ electricity is used mostly in four main areas: industry‚ public health‚ media and transportation. First of all‚ electricity plays an integral part in industry. Thanks to the invention of electricity‚ a lot of equipment has been invented including computers‚ subways‚ bulbs‚etc .... .Electricity is the crucial factor in operating most devices. As a matter of
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Electricity market in India . Anant Ashok Lohar Anant.lohar@hotmail.com Abstract-- A robust trading system is very important for free and fair competitive electricity market operation. Trading system should be capable of risk hedging associated with price volatility and other unexpected changes. Operating behavior of a competitive power market is significantly affected by the trading arrangements‚ strategic bidding‚ market model and rule. Trading arrangement is properly
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Electricity is important in our everyday lives. It is essential for almost everything in our modern world. The knowledge learned in the past about electricity enabled such things as engines‚ telephones‚ radios‚ computers‚ and much‚ much more. As early as 600 B.C.‚ the Greeks were already studying electricity. They noticed that if you rubbed a piece of amber with fur‚ it had a charge with the ability to attract small objects. Many years later‚ in the 16th Century‚ William Gilbert discovered many
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