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    static electricity

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    2 devices that use static electricity to funtion 1. Van de Graaff generator When the motor is turned on‚ the lower roller (charger) begins turning the belt. The belt is made of rubber and the lower roller is covered in silicon tape‚ the lower roller begins to build a negative charge and the belt builds a positive charge. Silicon is more negative than rubber so the lower roller is receiving electrons from the belt when it goes over the roller. The positively charged atomic nuclei‚ try to

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    Music Unites Us All

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    almost every nation all over the world. It is an expression of different feelings and emotion through lyrical words in an artistic fashion. Music conveys strong emotions not only from the person who is performing‚ but also evokes the same from its audience. It can create a harmonious ambiance in a certain environment. For that reason‚ music also serves as way of entertainment. Music is used in many celebrations of different occasions and events. In many other different countries all over the world

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    Recall: In the essay “Our Knowledge of the World Around Us‚” the author makes a number of points: 1) An external physical world does not exist 2) The only things that are in existence are the human brain and the ideas it generate 3) Perception is the brain’s own interpretation of what happens outside. 4) We are living in a Matrix Summary: The author rejects the concept of common sense or what he calls as “direct realism” that holds that the world is fairly represented as it is. He argues that seeing

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    Wonders of Electricity

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    Wonders of Electricity Electricity is the greatest gift of science to mankind. We have reached a point of our civilization when electricity is used for all purposes. Without it‚ our existence will be impossible. Electricity is a source of energy. It is produced by a battery or a coil of wires or by dynamo machine. It is produced in thermal station and also in hydro-project. There are various wonders of electricity. The most important of all is electric fan and electric light. These two things

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    Electricity Essay

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    Electricity Project Electricity is a form of energy involving the flow of electrons. Now-a-days electricity has become quite-common in the world. Everybody sees the wonderful work of electricity. The lights on the streets are lit by the electric current. Electric fans work in the court‚ high court and office-rooms. Trains and trams are run by the electric power. They even made cars that run off electricity. So‚ electricity is no longer a strange thing. Electricity is a basic

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    * All electrical equipment must be UL Certified * Inspect electrical equipment regularly * Never leave you client unattended while electrical equipment is being used on them. * Always hold onto the plug not the cord when taking a plug out of an outlet * Never use electrical equipment around water. Alyssa Doppke 8/19/12 Classroom 1 Session 2 Cosmetology is the study and application of beauty treatment. Branches of specialty including hairstyling‚ skin care‚ cosmetics‚ manicures/pedicures

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    History of electricity

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    Alliance generator (1866) for powering arc lamps in lighthouses. (An interesting side note: much of the clever work to improve generators was done by instrument makers‚ such as E.M. Clarke of London‚ who used galvanic current to "cure" illnesses.) All of these generators employed permanent magnets. • Ampère/Pixii’s generator • Page’s generator • Wilde’s lighthouse generator 1866 Werner Siemens (1816-1892) perfects the dynamo‚ a generator in which part of the generator’s working current is used

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    Nature of Electricity

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    conductor of electricity. If the electrons in an atom can’t be moved from their orbits at all‚ the material is an insulator. If at least some of the electrons can be moved‚ the material is a resistor. Two of the best-known conductors of electricity are silver and copper. The atomic structures of the silver and copper atom are compared in Figure 6. Note that both atoms have only one electron in the outermost orbit. This makes silver and copper excellent conductors of electricity. Silver is

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    Windmill Electricity

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    Windmill Electricity | | Mankind been harnessing the wind’s energy for many years. From Holland to traditional farms around the world‚ windmills were used in the past for pumping water through primative irrigation systems or used to grind grain. Then‚ the wind turned large "sails" which were connected by a long vertical shaft that was attached to a grindnig machine or to a wheel that turned and drew water from a well. Today’s turbines - can utilize the energy of the wind to turn large metal

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    Electricity & Magnetism

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    between magnetic poles Magnetic Fields: Magnetic Field: the area of magnetic force around a magnet Magnetic Field Lines: invisible lines that map out the magnetic field around a magnet. Magnetic field lines spread out from one pole‚ curve around the magnet‚ and return to the other pole. Inside Magnetism The Atom: Definitions: Atom: the smallest particle of an element Element: basic substances that make up all matter. Nucleus: center region of the atom Protons: particle that is positive

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