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CE5
A. Series circuit: Current is the same through each resistance; voltage divides in direct proportion to each resistance.
B. Parallel circuit: Voltage drop is the same over each…
(Encyclopedia) Al Shabab or Al ShabaabAl Shabaab [key], [Arab.,=the youth], Islamic fundamentalist militia based in Somalia. One of several hardline Somali Islamist militias, Al Shabab has operated…
(Encyclopedia) electric fish, name for various fish that produce electricity by means of organs usually developed from modified muscle tissue. The electric eels of South America are freshwater…
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Electrical and radio symbols
electricity, class of phenomena arising from the existence of charge. The basic unit of charge is that on the proton or electron—the proton's…
(Encyclopedia) electric shock, effect of the passage of a current of electricity through the body. Fatality may result from shocks of from 1 to 2 amperes and 500 to 1,000 volts. However, the effect…
