G482 - Electrons, Waves and Photons Definition List
G482 - Electrons, Waves and Photons Definition List
G482 - Electrons, Waves and Photons Definition List
Definition List
COULOMB
ELECTRIC CURRENT
CONVENTIONAL
CURRENT
RESISTANCE
RESISTIVITY
OHM's LAW
KIRCHHOFF'S
The sum of the currents entering a point is equal to the sum of the
FIRST LAW
KIRCHHOFF'S
The sum of the e.m.f.'s around any closed loop in a circuit is equal
SECOND LAW
MEAN DRIFT
The average distance travelled by the electrons along the wire per
VELOCITY
second
KILOWATT-HOUR
POTENTIAL
DIFFERENCE
ELECTROMOTIVE
FORCE
PROGRESSIVE
WAVE
LONGITUDINAL
WAVE
TRANSVERSE
WAVE
DISPLACEMENT
(WAVES)
position
AMPLITUDE
(WAVES)
equilibrium position
WAVELENGTH
(WAVES)
WAVE SPEED
(WAVES)
FREQUENCY
(WAVES)
PERIOD
(WAVES)
INFRARED RADIATION
INTERFERENCE
PRINCIPLE OF
SUPERPOSITION
PATH
The extra distance travelled by one of the waves compared with the
DIFFERENCE
other
COHERENCE
COHERENT
SOURCES
DIFFRACTION
PLANE
POLARISATION
INTENSITY
The rate of energy transmitted per unit area at right angles to the
direction of propagation (W/m2)
STANDING
A wave consisting of nodes and antinodes which does not transfer energy
WAVE
NODE
ANTINODE
THRESHOLD
FREQUENCY
PHOTON
ELECTRONVOLT
WORKFUNCTION
OF A METAL
surface
CONTINUOUS
SPECTRUM