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 Electricity is constantly a game of electrons (electron-ics) Electricity is constantly a game of electrons (electron-ics)
  
-<code> +  * **electronics** is the branch of physics and technology concerned with the design of circuits using transistors and microchips, and with the behavior and movement of electrons in a semiconductor, conductor, vacuum, or gas.
-electronics is the branch of physics and technology concerned with the design of circuits using transistors and microchips, and with the behavior and movement of electrons in a semiconductor, conductor, vacuum, or gas. +
-</code>+
  
 Where we commonly make use of conductive materials (like platinum, gold, copper) connected between an electron-rich source (-) (commonly known as ground), and an electron-deprived one (+) Where we commonly make use of conductive materials (like platinum, gold, copper) connected between an electron-rich source (-) (commonly known as ground), and an electron-deprived one (+)
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 Hooking up an LED without a resistor isn't necessarily damaging because of the 3.3v, but instead the unrestricted current: Hooking up an LED without a resistor isn't necessarily damaging because of the 3.3v, but instead the unrestricted current:
  
-using Ohm's law: V = I * R, where 'I' is current/amperage:+using Ohm's law: V = I * R, where 'V' is voltage (measured in volts), 'I' is current/amperage (measured in amperes), and 'R' is resistance (measured in Ohms):
  
-I = V / R+**I = V / R**
  
 I = 3.3 / 1 (there's some inherent resistance on the conductor itself, plus, we cannot divide by 0) = 3.3 I = 3.3 / 1 (there's some inherent resistance on the conductor itself, plus, we cannot divide by 0) = 3.3
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