More electricity

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  • Created on: 24-01-13 21:04
Mains supply is...
Alternating current
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Batteries are...
Direct current
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a fancy voltmeter
cathode ray oscilloscope
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1/time period =
frequency
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the brown wire
live wire
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this wire alternates voltage
live wire
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the blue wire
neutral wire
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this wire is always OV
neutral wire
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yellow and green wire
earth wire
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thicker cables have less...
resistance
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metal parts in a plug are made of...
copper or brass
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case, cable grip and insulation is made of...
plastic
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RCCB
residual current circuit breaker
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power rating x time =
energy transferred
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current x p.d
power
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charge x p.d
energy transformed
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isotopes tend to be...
radioactive
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radioactive substances give out radiation from their ...
nucleus
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they spit out..
alpha beta gamma
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radiation thats always there
background radiation
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alpha particles are..
helium nuclei
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beta particles are...
electrons
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gamma rays have..
no mass or charge
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alpha deflected less in a magnetic field because its...
heavier
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gamma goes
straight through
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thr average time it takes for number of nuclei to halve
half life
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alpha radiation used in..
smoke detectors
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beta and gamma used in...
medicine
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gamma rays used in...
radiothepary
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inside the body alpha particles damage a...
localised area
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Card 2

Front

Batteries are...

Back

Direct current

Card 3

Front

a fancy voltmeter

Back

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Card 4

Front

1/time period =

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

the brown wire

Back

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