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What is the last name of Alessandro he credited the unit voltage?

Alessandro Volta. The term volt.voltage was named after him


Another term for potential difference is?

voltage


Is the term line voltage same as work voltage?

no


What scientist is voltage named after?

Alessandro Volta


Who was voltage named after?

Voltage was named after the Italian physicist, Count Alessandro Volta, who invented the electric battery in the late 18th century.


What is nominal line voltage?

'Nominal' means 'named'. So a 'nominal' voltage is the named voltage of a system. For example, when we talk about a 120-V or 240-V system, we are describing their nominal values, not their actual values which can change from moment to moment.


What is another term for electrical potential?

Another term for electrical potential is voltage.


A voltage spike is another term for power spike?

Only if there's a 'load' across the voltage.


What is meant by the term voltage?

It means electricity power


What is the term for the term potential difference in a charge between two points in a current path?

voltage


Is the term potential used instead of voltage to indicate electrical pressure?

The terms potential and voltage are somewhat interchangeable when used to indicate electric pressure. The proper term is voltage, or volts, which is actually a combined term that means joules per coulomb or, in simpler terms, energy per charge.


Why is voltage named after alessandro volta?

Voltage is named after Alessandro Volta because he was a prominent Italian physicist who invented the voltaic pile in 1800, which was the first electric battery. The unit of electrical potential difference, the volt, was named in his honor to recognize his contributions to the field of electricity.