Electronic components

Electronic components

Any basic device or physical entity in an electronic system used to affect electrons or their associated fields.

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tear strength

Electronic components; Capacitors

Force required to initiate or continue a tear in a material under specified conditions.

ionization

Electronic components; Capacitors

Generally, the dissociation of an atom or molecule into positive or negative ions or electrons. Restrictively, the state of an insulator whereby it facilitates the passage of ...

joule (watt second)

Electronic components; Capacitors

Joule = 0.5 X Capacitance (Farads) X Voltage^2. The Joule is a measure of the amount of energy delivered by one WATT of power in one second or 1 million watts of power in one ...

line of force

Electronic components; Capacitors

Used in the description of an electric field to represent the force starting from a positive charge and ending on a negative charge.

lon, lonization

Electronic components; Capacitors

An electrified portion of matter of sub-atomic, atomic, or molecular dimensions such as is formed when a molecule of gas loses an electron (when the gas is stressed electrically ...