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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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 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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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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* 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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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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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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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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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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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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