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What is the number of electrons flowing though a circuit called?
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∙ 13y ago
'Electricity' is not a quantity, so it doesn't 'flow' and cannot be allocated any units of measurement. If, however, you mean 'current', then its measured in amperes (symbol: A), which is defined in terms of the force between two parallel, current-carrying conductors, due to the interaction of the resulting magnetic fields.
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What is the number of electrons in outer shell called?
The number of electrons in the outer shell are called Valence electrons and are important in determining how the atom reacts chemically with other atoms.
What is an atom called when the number of protons is not equal to the number of electrons?
An ion. If there are less electrons than protons, the atom gains a positive charge and is called a cation. If there are more electrons than protons, the atom gains a negative charge and is called an anion.
In a neutral atom the number of electrons equals the number of what?
The number of electrons should equal the number of protons, otherwise you have an ion.
Does a number of electrons transferred from or to an atom that makes it an ion is called the oxidation number?
yes...
What are atoms of the same element with different numbers of electrons?
Usually, an atom has the same number of protons as electrons, but when the number of electrons is changed, the atom is considered ionic. An atom that has lost an electron is called an anion, and an atom that has gained an electron is called a cation. One example of a cation is a potassium ion, or K+, and one example of an anion is chloride,(a chlorine ion) or Cl-
What is A measure of the number of electrons flowing through a circuit?
Amperage.
What measures the flowing in a circuit?
The flow in a circuit is called the electric current and it is measured by voltages. The number of volts that are present in the charge will determine the strength of the electric current.
The number of electrons flowing between two points is the?
The magnitude called "current" is related to the number of electrons (or other charged particles) that flow per second. The unit is Ampere. The total number of electrons is related to the electric charge, measured in Coulombs.
Does current depend upon the number of flowing electrons or energy of elecrons?
"energy of elecrons" - I guess you mean of *electrons*. Current is the measure of the number of electrons flowing past a point: one amp of current is about 6.2415093×1018 electrons per second
If an electric current is flowing through a parallel circuit which units tell you about the amount of electrons traveling in the circuit?
It makes no difference whether the circuit is parallel, series or complex. The number of electrons travelling (or oscillating back and forth for AC) is determined by the current (amps). 1 amp = 1 coulomb/second. 1 coulomb = the charge represented by 6.24150962915265 x 1018 electrons. The current in each leg of a parallel circuit has to be worked out separately.
What is the number of protons in the nucleus or the number the electrons in the energy levels called?
valence electrons
What is the number of electrons in outer shell called?
The number of electrons in the outer shell are called Valence electrons and are important in determining how the atom reacts chemically with other atoms.
What are the number of protons and electrons found in an element called?
the number of protons in an element is called the atomic number and there is no way to see how many electrons an element has.
How do electronics work?
There are a number of components in any circuit and their job is to restrict the flow of electrons and reduce the current or voltage flowing by converting electrical energy to heat. In other terms, electronics control the electrical circuit. Electric charge is nothing but the flow of electrons from one object to another. The working of the microwave is the example of how electronics work. In a microwave, electricity provides the power that generates high-energy waves that cook your food and electronics controls the electrical circuit that does the cooking.
Calculate the total number of electrons flowing through a circuit in 20 minutes and 40 seconds if a current of 40 mA flows through the circuit?
The current in a circuit is a measure of passing electrical charge per second. Each electron carries a fix amount of charge. Therefore the number of charge moving depends on the speed of the charge, in this case electrons. In conductors like copper, there are just so many free electrons that they move in bulk slower than snail. The the Cathode ray tube, the speed is at a fraction of speed of light, not many electrons are flying. For actual number, look up speed of electron in copper at room temperature, and multiple the electrical charge constant to get at the current. This must be a standard class tutorial.
Why is the current in a series circuit the same all way round?
The number of electrons coming out of the positive end of the loop must be the same as the number of electrons going into the negative end. If it isn't, then electrons had to be created, or destroyed, or were injected, or leaked out, somewhere along the series loop.
What is a closed circuit?
A closed circuit is a kind of electric circuit in which the path that the electrons follow forms a complete circuit.
