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Chapter 2. Current, Voltage, Resistance, Power, and Ohm’s Law 19

Performance Objectives 19
Sources of Electricity 19
Chemical action 19
Heat 19
Light 20
Pressure 20
Magnetism 20
Units of Measurement 21
Unit of charge: coulomb 21
Unit of current: ampere 22
Unit of potential difference: volt 22
Unit of resistance: ohm 22
Siemens 23
Prefixes 23
Ohm’s Law 24
Ohm’s law examples 25
Ohm’s law and the closed circuit 27
Ohm’s law in other forms 29
Uses for ohm’s law 30
Power 31
Joule 31
Watt 32
Putting Electricity to Work 32
Resistors and heat 32
Mechanical energy 32
A Practical Unit of Electrical Power: Kilowatt-Hour 34
Review Questions 35

Chapter 3. Resistors, Other Electric Components,

and Their Symbols 37
Performance Objectives 37
Color Code 38
Tolerance 39
Examples 39
Gold and silver third bands 40
Variable Resistors 41
Schematic 43
Types of Resistors 43
Fixed resistors 43
Tapped resistors 44
Variable resistors 44
Fusible resistors 44
Temperature-compensating resistors 47
Types of Capacitors 47
Fixed capacitors 47
Electrolytic capacitors 48
Variable capacitors 49
Types of Inductors 50
Fixed inductors 50
Variable inductors 51
Transformers 51