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  • Thumbnail for Electric current
    An electric current is a flow of charged particles, such as electrons or ions, moving through an electrical conductor or space. It is defined as the net...
    47 KB (5,461 words) - 01:00, 16 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for Axon terminal
    (B) is also a neuron, neurotransmitter receptors generate a small electrical current that changes the postsynaptic potential. If the postsynaptic cell...
    10 KB (1,041 words) - 03:01, 2 May 2024
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    "Contact with 20 mA of low-frequency electrical current though the chest can be fatal". The threshold electrical current RMS magnitude required to trigger...
    9 KB (1,148 words) - 02:25, 27 June 2024
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    coordinate the heart's beating. When this channel's ability to conduct electrical current across the cell membrane is inhibited or compromised, either by application...
    19 KB (2,330 words) - 07:03, 3 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for Joule heating
    electrical resistor) causes heat release inside the food. The alternating electrical current coupled with the resistance of the food causes the generation of heat...
    33 KB (3,827 words) - 05:26, 12 June 2024
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    application of a high-frequency (radio frequency) alternating polarity, electrical current to biological tissue as a means to cut, coagulate, desiccate, or fulgurate...
    28 KB (3,688 words) - 14:11, 18 May 2024
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    resulting metals are said to be electrowon. In electrowinning, an electrical current is passed from an inert anode through a leach solution containing...
    7 KB (774 words) - 14:56, 27 March 2024
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    interplanetary magnetic field points toward and away from the Sun. A small electrical current with a current density of about 10−10 A/m2 flows within this surface...
    13 KB (1,333 words) - 06:57, 22 June 2024
  • conditioning, often abbreviated as A/C Alternating current, a type of electrical current in which the current repeatedly changes direction AC, A.C. or Ac may...
    9 KB (1,168 words) - 12:58, 18 June 2024
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    The DIAC (diode for alternating current) is a diode that conducts electrical current only after its breakover voltage, VBO, has been reached momentarily...
    6 KB (761 words) - 04:55, 4 February 2024
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    of demonstrating an increase in electrical current as projected by James, Sherrington found that the electrical current strength decreased as the testing...
    12 KB (1,342 words) - 21:06, 3 June 2024
  • accelerating an object by the utilization of a flowing electrical current and magnetic fields. The electrical current is used to either create an opposing magnetic...
    15 KB (1,809 words) - 12:49, 26 September 2023
  • The oxidation of the organic compound produces carbon dioxide and electrical current. 13 types of enzymes are planted in the battery so that the reaction...
    15 KB (1,948 words) - 06:02, 17 April 2024
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    lightning strikes and electrostatic discharges, because the cage conducts electrical current around the outside of the enclosed space and none passes through the...
    17 KB (2,011 words) - 00:49, 9 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for Batteries in space
    when the space vehicle is out of direct sunlight. Batteries generate electrical current from a chemical reaction. Batteries for spacecraft must be sealed...
    5 KB (455 words) - 09:10, 6 March 2024
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    infrared or ultraviolet radiation, X-rays and gamma rays. It produces an electrical current when it absorbs photons. This can be used for detection and measurement...
    29 KB (3,390 words) - 02:05, 12 June 2024
  • These magnets are easily magnetized when they are exposed to an electrical current. These types of magnets are often used in computers and technology...
    7 KB (1,088 words) - 01:53, 19 December 2023
  • production where methane is produced by direct biological conversion of electrical current and carbon dioxide. Methane producing technologies garnered interest...
    9 KB (965 words) - 08:45, 2 March 2024
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    in the form of sound waves (these waves can then be converted into electrical current the same way as a microphone does). These devices can be designed...
    14 KB (1,665 words) - 20:42, 16 May 2024
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    and thin, and lower if it is short and thick. All objects resist electrical current, except for superconductors, which have a resistance of zero. The...
    33 KB (3,868 words) - 02:44, 27 June 2024
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