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written by Dean Baird
This item is a concise explanation for beginning physics students on how batteries work.  It includes a brief history of the battery, the roles of Galvani and Volta in developing an early battery, and diagrams to explain how current flows in a battery.  This item is part of a larger online educators guide intended as reference material for high school physics teachers and learners.
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Electricity & Magnetism
- DC Circuits
- General
- High School
- Instructional Material
= Activity
= Instructor Guide/Manual
= Laboratory
= Lesson/Lesson Plan
= Textbook
= Tutorial
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© 2002 Dean Baird
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Keywords:
batteries, electric current, electricity
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Metadata instance created June 5, 2007 by Caroline Hall
Record Updated:
July 25, 2015 by Bruce Mason
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January 1, 2004
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AIP Format
D. Baird, (2002), WWW Document, (http://phyz.org/phyz/BOP/10-CIRCUITS/G-Batteries_Current.pdf).
AJP/PRST-PER
D. Baird, PhyzGuide: Batteries and Current (2002), <http://phyz.org/phyz/BOP/10-CIRCUITS/G-Batteries_Current.pdf>.
APA Format
Baird, D. (2004, January 1). PhyzGuide: Batteries and Current. Retrieved May 19, 2024, from http://phyz.org/phyz/BOP/10-CIRCUITS/G-Batteries_Current.pdf
Chicago Format
Baird, Dean. PhyzGuide: Batteries and Current. January 1, 2004. http://phyz.org/phyz/BOP/10-CIRCUITS/G-Batteries_Current.pdf (accessed 19 May 2024).
MLA Format
Baird, Dean. PhyzGuide: Batteries and Current. 2002. 1 Jan. 2004. 19 May 2024 <http://phyz.org/phyz/BOP/10-CIRCUITS/G-Batteries_Current.pdf>.
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@misc{ Author = "Dean Baird", Title = {PhyzGuide: Batteries and Current}, Volume = {2024}, Number = {19 May 2024}, Month = {January 1, 2004}, Year = {2002} }
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