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electrical insulators

Physics; General physics

The materials which do not allow current to flow through them.

electrical resistance

Physics; General physics

The property to oppose the flow of current.

electromagnetic induction

Physics; General physics

The process in which current is induced in a coil whenever there is a change in the magnetic flux linked with the coil.

electron volt

Physics; General physics

The energy gained by an electron when it passes through a potential difference of one volt, it is equal to 1.60 x 10-19 Joules.

endothermic process

Physics; General physics

The process in which heat is absorbed.

exothermic process

Physics; General physics

The process in which heat is evolved.

escape velocity

Physics; General physics

The minimum velocity with which an object must be thrown upwards so as to overcome the gravitational pull, it is equal to , where M is the mass of the planet and R is the radius of the planet.

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