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control rods

Physics; General physics

Rods inserted between fuel rods in a nuclear reactor to absorb neutrons and thus control the rate of the nuclear chain reaction.

line spectrum

Physics; General physics

Narrow lines of color in an otherwise dark spectrum; these lines can be used as .

conventional current

Physics; General physics

Opposite to electron current-that is, considers an electric current to consist of a drift of positive charges that flow from the positive terminal to the negative terminal of a battery.

Lines drawn to make an electric field strength map, with each line originating on a positive charge and ending on a negative charge; each line represents a path on which a charge would experience a ...

coulomb

Physics; General physics

The unit of electrical charge. Charge caused by flow of one ampere for one second.

liquids

Physics; General physics

A phase of matter composed of molecules that have interactions stronger than those found in a gas but not strong enough to keep the molecules near the equilibrium positions of a solid, resulting in ...