We all talk about electricity, electrical companies, or electrical work but have you ever wondered what is electricity itself?
Electricity is a type of energy that is in constant movement. To be more precise little particles that are called electrons are in constant movement. This process creates electricity. Electric current is measured in amperes, called amps for short. You might have seen this on your electrical devices. Many interesting facts have to be mentioned. Here are some of them that we think you might enjoy.
Electricity travels at the speed of light more than 186,000 miles per second!
LED light bulbs use about one-sixth of the electricity that conventional bulbs do, cost about a quarter as much to use, and lasts about 40 times longer.
As an example of how much more efficient modern appliances are, a fridge from the mid-80s, 30 years ago, used four times as much electricity as a modern one
Electric fields work in a similar way to gravity. Whereas gravity always attracts, electric fields can either attract or repulse.
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