conductive medium

(noun)

A material that can transmit electricity.

Related Terms

  • electrical resistance
  • electric charge

Examples of conductive medium in the following topics:

  • Overview of Electric Current

    • The firing of neurons in your brain is also an example of electric current - that is, the movement of electric charge through a conductive medium.
    • The flow of electricity requires a medium in which charge can flow .
    • We call an object or medium that allows charge to flow a conductor, while the empirical measure of a material's ability to conduct charge is called the electrical conductance.
    • The SI unit for conductance is the siemens (S).
    • An object or medium that has high electrical resistance is called a resistor.
  • The Functions of Money

    • Barter is a system of exchange in which goods or services are directly exchanged for other goods or services without using a medium of exchange, such as money .
    • It can replace money as the method of exchange in times of monetary crisis, such as when a the currency is either unstable (e.g. hyperinflation or deflationary spiral) or simply unavailable for conducting commerce.
    • A medium of exchange: an object that is generally accepted as a form of payment.
    • The use of money as a medium of exchange has removed the major difficulty of double coincidence of wants in the barter system.
    • Analyze how the characteristics of money make it an effective medium of exchange
  • Industrial Production of Antibiotics

    • Industrially produced antibiotics are produced by fermentation, where the source microorganism is grown in large liquid growth medium.
    • Antibiotics are produced industrially by a process of fermentation, where the source microorganism is grown in large containers (100,000 – 150,000 liters or more) containing a liquid growth medium.
    • To conduct such a screen, isolates of many different microorganisms are cultured and then tested for production of diffusible products that inhibit the growth of test organisms.
  • Journalists

    • A reporter is a type of journalist who researches, writes, conducts interviews, and makes reports.
    • Reporters may split their time between working in a newsroom and going into the field to witness events or to conduct interviews.
    • Radio was the first medium for broadcast journalism.
    • Television news is considered by many to be the most influential medium for journalism.
    • Convergence is the sharing and cross-promoting of content from a variety of media, which in theory might all converge and become one medium eventually.
  • Heat and Work

    • Heat is transferred by conduction, convection, and/or radiation.
    • Heat is transfer by conduction occurs when an object with high thermal energy comes into contact with an object with low thermal energy.
    • Heat transfer by convection occurs through a medium.
  • Gouache

    • Gouache is a water-soluble painting medium that is very similar to watercolor, differing only in the fact that it is opaque.
    • Gouache is a water-soluble painting medium that is very similar to watercolor .
    • Sometimes referred to as "opaque watercolor," the primary difference between the two mediums is the fact that gouache is opaque and watercolor is semi-translucent.
    • As a painting medium, gouache is prized for its durability and drying speed.
    • Like many painting mediums, gouache can be used on multiple supports, including board, paper and canvas.
  • Lasers

    • A laser consists of a gain medium, a mechanism to supply energy to it, and something to provide optical feedback.
    • When a gain medium is placed in an optical cavity, a laser can then produce a coherent beam of photons.
    • The gain medium is where the optical amplification process occurs.
    • The most common type of laser uses feedback from an optical cavity--a pair of highly reflective mirrors on either end of the gain medium.
    • A single photon can bounce back and forth between the mirrors many times, passing through the gain medium and being amplified each time.
  • MLA: The Works Cited Section

    • Some common types are a book, a chapter from a book, a journal article, an online book or article, an online video, a blog post, and personal communication such as an email or an interview you conducted.
    • Finally, you provide the medium of publication (e.g., print, online, etc.), followed by a period.
  • Development of Photography

    • Niepce began to work with Louis Daguerre and the two conducted experiments with silver compounds, based on a theory of Johann Heinrich Schultz, who proved that the mixture of silver and chalk darkens when it is exposed to light.
    • William Fox Talbot worked to refine Daguerre's process in order to make the new photographic medium more available to the masses.
    • Photography represents the first instance of an artistic medium being used widely by the masses as a mode of visual expression.
  • Standard Deviation: Definition and Calculation

    • For example, the margin of error in polling data is determined by calculating the expected standard deviation in the results if the same poll were to be conducted multiple times.
    • For the normal distribution, this accounts for 68.27 percent of the set; while two standard deviations from the mean (medium and dark blue) account for 95.45 percent; three standard deviations (light, medium, and dark blue) account for 99.73 percent; and four standard deviations account for 99.994 percent.
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