Unit 11 · ElectricityElectric Current
Words of This Topic
- Conducting wire: a wire through which electricity flows easily
- Household circuit: the network of wires that joins the appliances in a house
- Resistance: the opposition an appliance or wire offers to the flow of electricity
- Electricity bill: the amount paid for the electricity used
- Free electron: an outer shell electron that can move easily between atoms
- Ion: an atom or group of atoms carrying a charge
- Electrolyte: a substance that gives ions in solution, such as salt
- Coulomb (C): the SI unit of charge
- Ampere (A): the SI unit of current
- Ammeter: an instrument that measures current
- Series connection: joining parts one after another in a single path