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#1Definition

Phenomena involving electric charge, including charges at rest and charges moving as a current.

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#2Definition

A circuit with more than one path for current.

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#3Definition

A circuit with only one path, so every part shares the same current.

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#4Definition

The smallest unit of an element that keeps that element’s chemical identity.

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#5Definition

A particle with negative electric charge found outside an atom’s nucleus.

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#6Definition

Something that supplies energy to a circuit, like a battery, generator, or solar cell.

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#7Definition

A part that opens or closes a circuit.

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#8Definition

A particle with positive electric charge found in an atom’s nucleus.

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#9Definition

An electrically neutral particle found in most atomic nuclei.

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#10Definition

A circuit with no breaks, so current flows.

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#11Definition

A circuit with a break, so current cannot flow.

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#12Definition

To push away.

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#13Definition

To pull toward.

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#14Definition

A complete path that electricity can flow through.

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#15Definition

A powerful example of electrostatic discharge from static electricity.

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#16Definition

A material that allows thermal energy or electric charge to move through it relatively easily; the context tells which property is meant.

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#17Definition

A material that strongly resists the transfer of thermal energy or the movement of electric charge; the context tells which property is meant.

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#18Definition

An imbalance of electric charge on an object or surface.

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