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Record 1 2011-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electric Currents
CONT

The alternating voltage changes its polarity periodically with respect to time. Alternating voltage supplied at households and offices alternates at a rate of roughly 60 cycles per second.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courants (Électrocinétique)
CONT

Une tension alternative engendre un courant alternatif, c’est-à-dire qui change de sens alternativement au cours du temps.

Spanish

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