Im in need of a little help form some kind forum member. im starting to teach my self electics and all that its offering, ive gotton myself some good reading material and im starting the learning curve that is self education.
Thing is ive got some form of dislexia or something, it killed off my school years because i didnt know how to deal with it but now ive adapted the way i learn things to allow for it and i take things in a lot better now.
Things is i dont seem to be able to take in things the way other people word them, or put them so i need to be long winded about it, i need to slowly workout what ever it is im trying to learn, re write it as i go in a way i understand it then absorb it from there, only problem is if i get it wrong putting it on paper when i set about taking it in i dont know its wrong.
Im learning from a couple of booke which are good but its taking a couple of books to work out what one person is saying or atleast to compound in my head im understanding it properly.
once i have taken it in its a breeze its there and i dont forget it its just getting it in there. So what im wanting to know is if there is someone that can read over what it is ive written my self and tell me if i have made a mistake ir dont quite understand something?
Here is what i have so far, and this was form the start of the book im learning funnily enough called "teach yourself electricity and electronics"
Protons, Neutrons and Neucleus.
The neucleus is the part of an atom that gives an element its identity, a neucleus has 2 particles, protons and neutrons. Protons have a positive electrical charge while the neutron does not have a charge at all.
Both of these particles are very dense and only a small amount would have a very very great weight, for instance a teaspoon full of densely packed protons and neutrons would weigh several tons.
Every proton and every neutron found any were in the universe are the same, they do not change, an elements protons are what give it it's Atomic number. The amount of neutrons and protons also give an element its weight and density, generally as the amount or protons increase in an element so does the number of neutrons; An element such as lead would have more neutrons and protons than carbon that is a lot lighter and less dense.
Elements can vary greatly in the amount of neutrons its has across several examples of the element but the proton count (Atomic number) will allways stay the same, maintaining the elements identity.
As the number of neutrons increase across differant examples of a single element they, are refered to as "Isotopes" an example would be hydrogen, it has the Atomic number 1 with a neutron count of 0 it is the common example of this element most found in nature, but it can also be found with a neutron count of 1, the proton doesn't change otherwise it would no longer be hydrogen but the neutron count can increase thus giving us a variation of hydrogen (hydrogen 2) and a new isotope known as deuterium.
Elements also get there Atomic weight from there nuecleus, it is aproximately equal to the sum of protons and neutrons found in the nuecleus. Keeping to this rule this means Hydrogen has an Atomic weight of 1 and hydrogen-2 (deuterium) has an atmoic weight of 2, because it consists of 1 proton and 1 neutron 1+1=2.
These are refered to in the form of 2H, the Atomic weight + H denoting Hydrogen, carbon has a Atomic weight of 12 and is known as 12C though also has an isotope with an Atomic weight of 14 and that known as 14C
Electrons.
Electrons are found in the atom and carry a negative charge in direct proportion to the positive charge carrying protons, and in general the amount of electrons is the same as the amount of protons found in a given element, there by the exact positive and negative charge of the protons and electrons cancel each other out making the atom electrically neutral. There can however be instances were something throws off the balance of electrons causing and excess or shortage of electrons which cause the atom to have a more dominant positive or negative charge.
electrons can move freely between necleus In some materials yet in other substances it is very hard to make the electron move at all, though regardless it allways remains the same, it is easier to move an electron than it is a proton. Electricity of any kind almost always comes from the movement of electrons in a material.
They are also very light, compared to the necleus of an atom the electron weighs practically nothing.
Ions.
An ion is an atom that has an imbalance of protons and electrons, an atom with an excess of electrons is a negatively charged ion while one that has a shortage of electrons is a positively charged ion. in some rare cases there can be a complete loss of all electrons in an atom.
Thing is ive got some form of dislexia or something, it killed off my school years because i didnt know how to deal with it but now ive adapted the way i learn things to allow for it and i take things in a lot better now.
Things is i dont seem to be able to take in things the way other people word them, or put them so i need to be long winded about it, i need to slowly workout what ever it is im trying to learn, re write it as i go in a way i understand it then absorb it from there, only problem is if i get it wrong putting it on paper when i set about taking it in i dont know its wrong.
Im learning from a couple of booke which are good but its taking a couple of books to work out what one person is saying or atleast to compound in my head im understanding it properly.
once i have taken it in its a breeze its there and i dont forget it its just getting it in there. So what im wanting to know is if there is someone that can read over what it is ive written my self and tell me if i have made a mistake ir dont quite understand something?
Here is what i have so far, and this was form the start of the book im learning funnily enough called "teach yourself electricity and electronics"
Protons, Neutrons and Neucleus.
The neucleus is the part of an atom that gives an element its identity, a neucleus has 2 particles, protons and neutrons. Protons have a positive electrical charge while the neutron does not have a charge at all.
Both of these particles are very dense and only a small amount would have a very very great weight, for instance a teaspoon full of densely packed protons and neutrons would weigh several tons.
Every proton and every neutron found any were in the universe are the same, they do not change, an elements protons are what give it it's Atomic number. The amount of neutrons and protons also give an element its weight and density, generally as the amount or protons increase in an element so does the number of neutrons; An element such as lead would have more neutrons and protons than carbon that is a lot lighter and less dense.
Elements can vary greatly in the amount of neutrons its has across several examples of the element but the proton count (Atomic number) will allways stay the same, maintaining the elements identity.
As the number of neutrons increase across differant examples of a single element they, are refered to as "Isotopes" an example would be hydrogen, it has the Atomic number 1 with a neutron count of 0 it is the common example of this element most found in nature, but it can also be found with a neutron count of 1, the proton doesn't change otherwise it would no longer be hydrogen but the neutron count can increase thus giving us a variation of hydrogen (hydrogen 2) and a new isotope known as deuterium.
Elements also get there Atomic weight from there nuecleus, it is aproximately equal to the sum of protons and neutrons found in the nuecleus. Keeping to this rule this means Hydrogen has an Atomic weight of 1 and hydrogen-2 (deuterium) has an atmoic weight of 2, because it consists of 1 proton and 1 neutron 1+1=2.
These are refered to in the form of 2H, the Atomic weight + H denoting Hydrogen, carbon has a Atomic weight of 12 and is known as 12C though also has an isotope with an Atomic weight of 14 and that known as 14C
Electrons.
Electrons are found in the atom and carry a negative charge in direct proportion to the positive charge carrying protons, and in general the amount of electrons is the same as the amount of protons found in a given element, there by the exact positive and negative charge of the protons and electrons cancel each other out making the atom electrically neutral. There can however be instances were something throws off the balance of electrons causing and excess or shortage of electrons which cause the atom to have a more dominant positive or negative charge.
electrons can move freely between necleus In some materials yet in other substances it is very hard to make the electron move at all, though regardless it allways remains the same, it is easier to move an electron than it is a proton. Electricity of any kind almost always comes from the movement of electrons in a material.
They are also very light, compared to the necleus of an atom the electron weighs practically nothing.
Ions.
An ion is an atom that has an imbalance of protons and electrons, an atom with an excess of electrons is a negatively charged ion while one that has a shortage of electrons is a positively charged ion. in some rare cases there can be a complete loss of all electrons in an atom.
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looking at your summary up there it seems to be basically on the ball unless I have missed anything (was just a quick glance) but feel free to add me on MSN if needed (ghostlypea @ hotmail . com)
and im only 26 haha, ill have a look at some of these books because if im hounest my maths skills could do with a serious shake up aswell.