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< | [[File:voltage.jpg|400px|thumb|right|Figure 1. These are examples of various batteries that hold a voltage of 1.5<ref>File:AA AAA AAAA A23 battery comparison-1.jpg - Wikimedia Commons", Commons.wikimedia.org, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AA_AAA_AAAA_A23_battery_comparison-1.jpg. [Accessed: 17- Aug- 2018].</ref>]] | ||
Some typical voltages include: 1.5 V on C, D, AA, and AAA batteries; 9 V on 9 V batteries and 120 V on North American electrical [[outlet]]s. | <onlyinclude>The '''volt''' is the SI unit that measures [[voltage]] difference or ''[[potential difference]]'' between two points on a [[conductor]]. The symbol for volt is V.</onlyinclude><ref>A. Butterfield and J. Szymanski, A dictionary of electronics and electrical engineering.</ref> The volt can be thought of as a [[joule|J]]/[[Coulomb|C]] because the voltage indicates how much [[energy]] would be gained by transporting a given amount of [[electric charge]] (in coulombs). | ||
Some typical voltages include: 1.5 V on C, D, AA, and AAA [[battery|batteries]] (see figure 1); 9 V on 9 V batteries and 120 V on North American electrical [[outlet]]s. | |||
To learn more about the volt please see Dr. Rowlett's [http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/dictV.html#volt dictionary of units]. | To learn more about the volt please see Dr. Rowlett's [http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/dictV.html#volt dictionary of units]. | ||
==For Further Reading== | |||
*[[Voltage]] | |||
*[[Conductor]] | |||
*[[Current]] | |||
*[[Electric charge]] | |||
*[[Battery]] | |||
* Or explore a [[Special:Random| random page!]] | |||
==References== | |||
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Latest revision as of 22:23, 3 September 2018
The volt is the SI unit that measures voltage difference or potential difference between two points on a conductor. The symbol for volt is V.[2] The volt can be thought of as a J/C because the voltage indicates how much energy would be gained by transporting a given amount of electric charge (in coulombs).
Some typical voltages include: 1.5 V on C, D, AA, and AAA batteries (see figure 1); 9 V on 9 V batteries and 120 V on North American electrical outlets.
To learn more about the volt please see Dr. Rowlett's dictionary of units.
For Further Reading
- Voltage
- Conductor
- Current
- Electric charge
- Battery
- Or explore a random page!
References
- ↑ File:AA AAA AAAA A23 battery comparison-1.jpg - Wikimedia Commons", Commons.wikimedia.org, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AA_AAA_AAAA_A23_battery_comparison-1.jpg. [Accessed: 17- Aug- 2018].
- ↑ A. Butterfield and J. Szymanski, A dictionary of electronics and electrical engineering.
