Monday, September 13, 2010

Electricity Prelab Chart

Name, Symbol, Unit, Definition

Voltage,  V,  v (volt),  The electric potential energy for each coulomb of charge in a circuit.

Current,  I,  A (ampere),  The rate at which charge moves past a point in a conductor.

Resistance,  R,  Ω (ohm),  A measure of the opposition to current flow.

Power,  P,  W (watt),  The rate at which electrical energy is passed on to various circuit loads.

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