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An electrician measures how fast charge flows past a point. That quantity is electric:Read the answer and worked solution →One coulomb of charge passing a point in one second defines one:Read the answer and worked solution →Fuses, circuit breakers and many appliances are rated in units of:Read the answer and worked solution →Conventional current is defined as the direction in which charge that is positive would:Read the answer and worked solution →For current to flow, conducting wires must supply a path that is:Read the answer and worked solution →In metals, the charges free to move and carry current are the:Read the answer and worked solution →The average velocity of the free charges along a conductor is called the:Read the answer and worked solution →Collisions of free electrons with the atoms of a conductor transfer to them:Read the answer and worked solution →The physicist who first showed experimentally that current is proportional to voltage was:Read the answer and worked solution →The property that impedes current, similar in spirit to friction, is:Read the answer and worked solution →Ohm's law is described as not being:Read the answer and worked solution →For most conductors, raising the temperature makes the resistance:Read the answer and worked solution →The resistance of an object depends on its material and on its:Read the answer and worked solution →At very low temperatures some materials reach zero resistivity, becoming:Read the answer and worked solution →The flow of electric charge in only one direction is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Household electricity in the United States is quoted as an rms voltage of:Read the answer and worked solution →A 120 V AC supply has a peak voltage swinging to about:Read the answer and worked solution →The two known hazards of electricity are shock and:Read the answer and worked solution →A low-resistance path allowing a very large current between terminals is a:Read the answer and worked solution →A metal strip with a low melting point that permanently breaks a circuit is a:Read the answer and worked solution →An automatic but restorable switch that opens on excessive current is a circuit:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the electrical unitsRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the protective devicesRead the answer and worked solution →Run the circuit gatesRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the circuit wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Helps or hazardsRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the electrical wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Circuits bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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An electrician measures how fast charge flows past a point. That quantity is electric:

  1. Current
  2. Contact
  3. Contour
  4. Coupling
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Correct answer: A. Current

1. Charge is moving through a conductor. 2. The rate of that flow is the quantity wanted. 3. That quantity is electric current. _Source: OpenStax College Physics 2e, Chapter 20, Electric Current, Resistance, and Ohm's Law._

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One coulomb of charge passing a point in one second defines one:

  1. Aperture
  2. Ampere
  3. Angstrom
  4. Antenna
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Correct answer: B. Ampere

1. The SI unit of current pairs charge with time. 2. One coulomb per second is the standard amount. 3. That unit is the ampere. _Source: OpenStax College Physics 2e, Chapter 20, Electric Current, Resistance, and Ohm's Law._

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Fuses, circuit breakers and many appliances are rated in units of:

  1. Amperes
  2. Aggregates
  3. Altitudes
  4. Amplitudes
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Correct answer: A. Amperes

1. The rating limits how much charge may flow per second. 2. That is a statement about current. 3. So they are rated in amperes. _Source: OpenStax College Physics 2e, Chapter 20, Electric Current, Resistance, and Ohm's Law._

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