2007-02-14 21:17:34 · 5 answers · asked by kaleem G 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Electricity (from Greek ήλεκτρον (electron) "amber") is a general term for the variety of phenomena resulting from the presence and flow of electric charge. It could just as easily be called 'ambaricy', and amber 'electrum', as it is in Phillip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials'. Together with magnetism, it constitutes the fundamental interaction known as electromagnetism. It includes many well-known physical phenomena such as lightning, electric fields and electric currents, and is put to use in industrial applications such as electronics and electric power.
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2007-02-14 21:21:52 · answer #1 · answered by pragyana 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Electricity (from Greek ήλεκτρον (electron) "amber") is a general term for the variety of phenomena resulting from the presence and flow of electric charge wit time.
2007-02-14 21:28:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Electricity is a form of energy .
2007-02-14 21:27:28 · answer #3 · answered by J.SWAMY I ఇ జ స్వామి 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thales of Miletus (640-546 B.C.) is credited with the discovery that amber when rubbed it on silk it acquired the property of attracting light objects. The word electricity comes from "elektron" the Greek word for amber.
2007-02-14 21:22:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
energy.
2007-02-14 21:20:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋