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This newer HTML5 PhET simulation allows users to build virtual circuits with only in-line ammeters. It's an somewhat different version of the popular Circuit Construction Kit-DC, providing the opportunity to integrate more realistic electronics. Similar to the original version, students can drag wires, batteries, resistors, light bulbs, and switches to build a very simple or more complex circuit. Determine if everyday objects are conductors or insulators, view the circuit as a schematic drawing or switch to a lifelike view.
This resource is part of a large collection of simulations freely available from the Physics Education Technology (PhET) group at the University of Colorado. Note: The original Java version of this simulation is similar, and also contains a "Help" section with tips for users. A link can be found within the main page for the DC Circuit Simulator.
High voltage applied to hand and dog
Author: Axel Mellinger The simulation suggests that applying 10,000 V to a hand (resistance 1 MOhm) would only result in a current of 10 mA, which would be painful but not lethal. However, human skin is a highly non-ohmic conductor. At 10,000 V, electric breakdown leads to a skin resistance that is orders of magnitude smaller than 1 MOhm. The same is true for applying 10,000 V to the dog.
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Definitions of Energy (PS3.A)
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Systems and System Models (K-12)
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