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  2. Potential gradient - Wikipedia

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    The simplest definition for a potential gradient F in one dimension is the following: [1] = = where ϕ(x) is some type of scalar potential and x is displacement (not distance) in the x direction, the subscripts label two different positions x 1, x 2, and potentials at those points, ϕ 1 = ϕ(x 1), ϕ 2 = ϕ(x 2).

  3. Potentiometer - Wikipedia

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    Linear taper potentiometers [4] are used when the division ratio of the potentiometer must be proportional to the angle of shaft rotation (or slider position), for example, controls used for adjusting the centering of the display on an analog cathode-ray oscilloscope. Precision potentiometers have an accurate relationship between resistance and ...

  4. Potentiometer (measuring instrument) - Wikipedia

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    The principle of a potentiometer is that the potential dropped across a segment of a wire of uniform cross-section carrying a constant current is directly proportional to its length. The potentiometer is a simple device used to measure the electrical potentials (or compare the e.m.f of a cell).

  5. Resistor - Wikipedia

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    A potentiometer (colloquially, pot) is a three-terminal resistor with a continuously adjustable tapping point controlled by rotation of a shaft or knob or by a linear slider. [23] The name potentiometer comes from its function as an adjustable voltage divider to provide a variable potential at the terminal connected to the tapping point. Volume ...

  6. String potentiometer - Wikipedia

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    A string potentiometer is a transducer used to detect and measure linear position and velocity using a flexible cable and spring-loaded spool. Other common names include string pot , cable-extension transducer , draw wire sensor , and yo-yo sensor .

  7. Gran plot - Wikipedia

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    The Gran plot is based on the Nernst equation which can be written as = + ⁡ {+} where E is a measured electrode potential, E 0 is a standard electrode potential, s is the slope, ideally equal to RT/nF, and {H +} is the activity of the hydrogen ion.

  8. Potentiometric sensor - Wikipedia

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    The signal is measured as the potential difference (voltage) between the working electrode and the reference electrode. The working electrode's potential must depend on the concentration of the analyte in the gas or solution phase. The reference electrode is needed to provide a defined reference potential.

  9. File:Potentiometer symbol.svg - Wikipedia

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    One of the symbols used on circuit diagrams to represent a potentiometer, a type of resistor that is used as a voltage divider. The image is oriented for horizontal presentation. Date: 7 May 2008: Source: SVG source written by author and uploader. Author: K. Bolino (User:Kbolino) Permission (Reusing this file)