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  2. Carbon-12 - Wikipedia

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    In 1980, the CIPM clarified the above definition, defining that the carbon-12 atoms are unbound and in their ground state. In 2018, IUPAC specified the mole as exactly 6.022 140 76 × 10 23 "elementary entities". The number of moles in 12 grams of carbon-12 became a matter of experimental determination.

  3. Multiway switching - Wikipedia

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    In contrast to a simple light switch, which is a single pole, single throw (SPST) switch, multiway switching uses switches with one or more additional contacts and two or more wires are run between the switches. When the load is controlled from only two points, single pole, double throw (SPDT) switches are used.

  4. Dangling bond - Wikipedia

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    When a free radical exists in an immobilized environment (for example, a solid), it is referred to as an "immobilized free radical" or a "dangling bond". A dangling bond in (bulk) crystalline silicon is often pictured as a single unbound hybrid sp 3 orbital on the silicon atom, with the other three sp 3 orbitals facing away from the unbound ...

  5. Dalton (unit) - Wikipedia

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    The dalton or unified atomic mass unit (symbols: Da or u, respectively) is a unit of mass defined as ⁠ 1 / 12 ⁠ of the mass of an unbound neutral atom of carbon-12 in its nuclear and electronic ground state and at rest. [1] [2] It is a non-SI unit accepted for use with SI.

  6. Carbon button lamp - Wikipedia

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    A carbon button lamp contains a small carbon sphere positioned in the center of an evacuated glass bulb. This type of lamp must be driven by high-frequency alternating current , and depends on an electric arc or perhaps a vacuum arc to produce high current around the carbon electrode.

  7. Switch - Wikipedia

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    Single pole, single throw: One-way: Two-way: A simple on-off switch: The two terminals are either connected together or disconnected from each other. An example is a light switch. SPST-NO. Form A [4] Single pole, single throw, normally open A simple on-off switch. The two terminals are normally disconnected (open) and are closed when the switch ...

  8. Pilot light - Wikipedia

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    In natural gas furnaces, water heaters, and room heating systems, a safety cut-off switch is normally included so that the gas supply to the pilot and heating system is shut off by an electrically operated valve if the pilot light goes out. This cut-off switch usually detects the pilot light in one of several ways: A flame rectification device. [2]

  9. Electrical wiring in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Single-pole switches are most commonly used to control circuits. These switches isolate only the line conductor feeding the load and are used for lighting and other smaller loads. For larger loads like air conditioners, cookers, water heaters and other fixed appliances a double-pole switch is used, which also isolates the neutral for greater ...