AUTO 131 — Week 01 Worksheet

Your Name: Raúl de Jesús Villena Amézquita

Instructions: Please answer the following questions. When finished, grade yourself at the
bottom of the page. Your instructor will quickly review your responses and enter your score in I-
Learn. As you work consider D&C 58:27-28. This assignment is graded on effort only. Do not
worry if you are unsure about an answer, just give it your best!  A set of correct answers will be
posted in next week's class announcement.

1. Explain how electrical energy is released as electrons transfer between atoms. Be sure
to include the terms proton, electron, and ion in your answer.

To explain how we take advantage of the electricity from the flow of electrons, is to
explain how a battery works, in this week's material we learned that a battery on the
positive side has positive ions, which have more protons than electrons, and on the
negative side it has negative ions that have more electrons than protons and therefore
has a negative charge.

When something connects both poles, the need for the positive and negative ions to be
balanced or neutral causes the electrons to flow through the circuit from the negative to
the positive pole. Our electrical appliances work as resistances that take advantage of
the electrons movement.

2. What have you learned about electrical conductors and electrical insulators this week?
Be specific. Please provide at least two examples of each in your answer.
 I learned that for a material to be a good conductor of electricity, its atoms must have
few electrons in their valence shell, so they don't need a lot of energy to jump from one
atom to another. Whereas insulators are materials whose atoms have tightly bound
electrons, making it difficult to jump between them.

For example, the metals are good conductors of electricity, since according to their
electronic configuration, they have few electrons in the last orbit of the atom.
In the following link, you can see which materials are the best to conduct electricity:
https://sciencing.com/metals-make-good-conductors-electricity-8115694.html

3. Define each of the following terms: voltage, current, and resistance. Please provide at
least one alternative name for each unit of measurement (e.g. voltage may be called
electromotive force).

Voltage: Is the difference in the amount of energy that charge carriers or batteries have
between two points in a circuit, this is why it is also called the potential difference. In
other words, it’s the force of attraction between the positive and negative poles, which
moves electrons through the circuit, it’s is measured in volts (V)

Current: Is the quantity of electrons that flows in a circuit per second. It’s also known as
the electron flow rate, power or electron flow rate. It is measured in amps (A).

Resistance: It is the ability of materials to resist the flow of electrons through them. All
materials have resistance, including conductors, but they have very little resistance, so
they decrease current very little. Resistance is also known as resistivity, impedance,
among others, and is measured in ohms (Ω).

4. Compare and contrast the conventional theory of current flow with the electron theory of
current flow.
 The electron theory The conventional theory

The electron theory of current flow, says
that the electric charge moves from the
negative to the positive side of the
battery.
This is the theory that is used nowadays.
The conventional theory of current flow,
says the opposite of the theory of
electrons, it indicates that the electric
charge moves from the positive side to
the negative side of the battery. This
theory is incorrect, but it didn’t affected
the study of the electricity throughout the
time.

5. Compare and contrast alternating current (AC) with direct current (DC), being sure to
give an example of how each is used in your daily life. Feel free to include a picture.

In direct current (DC), electric current only flows in one direction and is more stable.
Electric charge in alternating current (AC), on the other hand, changes direction
periodically. The voltage in AC circuits also periodically reverses as the current changes
direction.

The electrical system in our homes uses alternating current, while almost all the devices
we use require direct current. Currently, there are gadgets that transform AC into DC, for
example, our phone charger.
Grade Your Efforts: Indicate “yes” or “no” for each requirement.

1 POINT: I have made an honest attempt to present my responses using professional written
english (i.e complete sentences with correct spelling, punctuation, grammar, etc.).

yes

1 POINT: I have made an honest attempt to answer ALL questions in a detailed manner.
This generally requires a paragraph per answer or more (graphics, weblinks, etc. are
encouraged).

yes

1 POINT: I will collaborate in Perusall with other members of the class and/or my instructor
within 24 hours if I need help understanding this material.

yes