- Electricity - Wikipedia
Electricity plays a central role in many modern technologies, serving in electric power where electric current is used to energise equipment, and in electronics dealing with electrical circuits involving active components such as vacuum tubes, transistors, diodes and integrated circuits, and associated passive interconnection technologies
- Electricity | Definition, Facts, Types | Britannica
Electricity, phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electric charges Electric charge is a fundamental property of matter and is borne by elementary particles In electricity the particle involved is the electron, which carries a negative charge
- Electricity explained - U. S. Energy Information . . .
Electricity is both a basic part of nature and one of the most widely used forms of energy The electricity that we use is a secondary energy source because it is produced by converting primary sources of energy such as coal, natural gas, nuclear energy, solar energy, and wind energy into electrical power
- What is Electricity and How Electricity is Generated and Used
The page is about electricity The page answers what is electricity and how to generate electricity and it also explains related terms of electricity like electric charge, electric current, electric potential, and electric field
- How Electricity Works - HowStuffWorks
Electricity completely surrounds us whether you're charging your cell phone or watching the sky light up during a violent thunderstorm For most of us, modern life would be impossible without it, and the natural world relies on it
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