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Electric potential energy
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Electric energy stored in a battery
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Electrochemical cells
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Used to convert chemical energy in to electrical enery stored in charges (commonly called cells or batteries)
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Electrodes
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The two terminals on a battery
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Electrolyte
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Substance that conducts electricity, electrodes are in electrolyte
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Energy
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Ability to do work
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Potential difference/voltage
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Amount of electric potential energy per one coulomb of charge
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Volt
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Unit for measuring potential difference
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Battery
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Combination of electrochemical cells connected together
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Terminals
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End points on the battery where we make a connection
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Kinetic energy
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Energy a moving object has because of its motion
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Potential energy
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Energy stored in an object
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Voltmeter
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Device that measures the amount of potential difference between two locations of charge separation
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Friction
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-rubbing to materials together- can separate charge-separated charges not have electrical energy
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Piezoelectric crystals
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Crystals are squeezed, + and - charges are separated on either side f the crystal, a small hammer hits the crystal, generating a bust of thousands of volts of electricity
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Photo-electrochemical cells
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Solar panels + calculators- made of semi-conducting material such as silicon- light hits the cell,some of the light energy breaks electrons off the surface of the cell-separated electrons now have the electrical energy needed to operate
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