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Chapter 18 - Electric Current and Resistance


Important Terms

You should be able to write the definition or meaning of each of the following terms:

battery
electric current
direct current
ampere
electric circuit
electromotive force (or emf)
resistance
ohm
Ohm's law
resistors
resistivity
Joule's law
ground potential
short circuit
open circuit
Kirchhoff's rules
terminal potential difference


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