Particle Model
Electric Current
Voltage
Sources of Electricity
Home Power
100

Do Not Allow electrons to move

Insulator

100

What Gatorade is

Electrolyte
100

The amount of energy needed to do work

Voltage

100

Piezoelectric

Crystals pressed to make electricity

100

Amount of Work done

Power

200

Negative subatomic particle

Electron

200

Measures amount of current

Ammeter

200

Unit of energy

Joule

200

Photoelectric Effect

Light causing electrons to become free

200

Unit of Power

Watt

300

Neutral

equal numbers of protons and electrons

300

What do electrons move in

Conductor

300

V = E / Q

E = 5 J

Q = 5 C

1 V

300

Chemical Potential Energy

Chemical reactions that cause electricity to be created

300

Power = Energy / time

Energy = 10 J

time = 1 s

10 W

400

What charge does wool get when it rubs a straw

positive charge

400

I = Q / t

Q = 20 C

t = 5 s

4 A

400

V = E / Q

V = 44 V

Q = 11 C

4 J

400

Thermoelectric

Heat energy being converted into electrical

400

E = VQ

V = 5 V

Q = 1 C

5 J

500

Electricity moving from one object to another by being touched

Conduction

500

I = Q / t

Q = 20 C

t = 20 s

1 A

500

V = E / Q

V = 25 V

E = 25 J

1 C

500

Kinetic Energy

Energy of motion

500

Cost = (Power X time X unit price) / 1000

Power = 1 W

time = 1 Hours

Unit Price = $0.10

$0.0001

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