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The Atom and atomic structure-

All matter is composed of atoms and some understanding of these basic units is necessary for a working knowledge of physics and chemistry. Historically, atoms were described as minute indivisible particles rather like billiard balls, but the advent of quantum physics has demonstrated the existence of many subatomic particles that make up the atom.

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The atom– The atom can be described as having a central nucleus surrounded by a cloud of electrons revolving in definite orbits.

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The nucleus– This is the central part of the atom, made up of particles held together by immensely strong nuclear forces. The two most important nuclear particles are the proton and the neutron. The proton– This is a comparatively large nuclear particle that possesses a positive charge exactly opposite to the negative charge of an electron. It is the positive charge of the protons that gives the nucleus of the atom its overall positive charge. Normally, atoms are electrically neutral, which means that for every proton (positive) there is a revolving electron (negative) so that the charges cancel one another out. The number of protons in the nucleus determines the element of which it is an atom, and is called the atomic number. For example, hydrogen is the first and smallest element and has one proton, thus its atomic number is 1. Uranium has 92 protons so it has an atomic number 92.

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The neutron– This is a nuclear particle with a mass almost equal to that of a proton, but electrically neutral neither positive or negative. Usually the number of neutrons approximately equals the number of protons. Although the number of neutrons does not affect the overall electrical charge of the atom, these quite large particles do affects its weight.

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Isotopes-with certain elements it is possible for different atoms (each atom having the same number of protons). To have different numbers of neutrons in their nuclei, so that different atoms have differing atomic masses. These atoms are examples of isotopes. For example carbon with an atomic number of 6 (possessing 6 protons) may have an atomic mass (proton plus neutrons) of 12,13,or 14 these atom having 6,7 and 8 neutrons respectively. To summarize an isotope is an atom of an element which contains the standard number of protons but a nonstandard number of neutrons.

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Electrons- These are negatively – charged particles found revolving in orbits around the nucleus and in the neutral atom their number equals the number of protons. Consequently the atomic number also gives the number of electrons found in the atom. Although electrons are very small they are important in determining the chemical and physical activity of the atom. The electrons are arranged in definite energy shells or orbits around the nucleus called principal quantum shells, of which there are seven. Each of these principal shells can be sub-divided into a maximum of four sub-shells, labelled s,p,d and f. Some general, although not inviolable, rules have been formulated as to the way electrons behave. They fill the lowest energy shells first, i.e. those nearest the nucleus, and will not start filling another shell until the previous one is full.

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Atoms tend to seek the condition in which their outer electron shell is full, and to achieve this they may gain or lose electrons. Normally in a neutral atom the number of protons (positive) equals the number of electrons (negative) .However, if an atom gains an electron then it has an excess of negative charge and becomes a negative ion (anion).For example, an atom of chlorine normally has 17 protons and 17 electrons. If an extra electron joins the outer shell then the atom becomes a negative chlorine ion (Cl-).The converse is also true. If an atom loses an electron it then has and excess of positive charge and becomes a positive ion (cation).For example, sodium normally has 11 Protons and  11 Electrons. If it loses an electron it becomes Na+, a positive sodium ion.

āĻĒāĻ°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ°āĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§‡āĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻ‡āĻ°ā§‡āĻ° āĻ‡āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ•āĻŸā§āĻ°āĻ¨ āĻļā§‡āĻ˛ āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž āĻ–ā§‹āĻāĻœāĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻŖāĻ¤āĻž āĻ°āĻžāĻ–ā§‡ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻāĻŸāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻœāĻ¨ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ‡āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ•āĻŸā§āĻ°āĻ¨ āĻ˛āĻžāĻ­ āĻŦāĻž āĻšāĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĨ¤ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻ¤ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°āĻĒā§‡āĻ•ā§āĻˇ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§‹āĻŸāĻ¨ā§‡āĻ° āĻ¸āĻ‚āĻ–ā§āĻ¯āĻž (āĻ§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻ•) āĻ‡āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ•āĻŸā§āĻ°āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ° āĻ¸āĻ‚āĻ–ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ° (āĻ‹āĻŖāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻ•) āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻ¤āĻŦā§‡, āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ‡āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ•āĻŸā§āĻ°āĻ¨ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻœāĻ¨ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡ āĻ¤āĻŦā§‡ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ…āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°āĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻ¤ āĻ‹āĻŖāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻ• āĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻœ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ‹āĻŖāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻ• āĻ†āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ (āĻ†āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨) āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻ‰āĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖāĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ°ā§‚āĻĒ, āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ•ā§āĻ˛ā§‹āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¨ā§‡āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻ¤ 17āĻŸāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§‹āĻŸāĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ 17āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ‡āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ•āĻŸā§āĻ°āĻ¨ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•ā§‡āĨ¤ āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°āĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻ¤ āĻ‡āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ•āĻŸā§āĻ°āĻ¨ āĻŦāĻžāĻ‡āĻ°ā§‡āĻ° āĻļā§‡āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§‡ āĻ¯ā§‹āĻ— āĻĻā§‡āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¤āĻŦā§‡ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŸāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ‹āĻŖāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻ• āĻ•ā§āĻ˛ā§‹āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¨ āĻ†āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ (Cl-) āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻ•āĻ¨āĻ­āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¸āĻŸāĻŋāĻ“ āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĨ¤ āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ‡āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ•āĻŸā§āĻ°āĻ¨ āĻšāĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¤āĻžāĻšāĻ˛ā§‡ āĻāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻ• āĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻœā§‡āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻŦā§‡āĻļāĻŋ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻāĻŸāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻ• āĻ†āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ (cation) āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻ‰āĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖāĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ°ā§‚āĻĒ, āĻ¸ā§‹āĻĄāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŽā§‡ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻ¤ 11āĻŸāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§‹āĻŸāĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ 11āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ‡āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ•āĻŸā§āĻ°āĻ¨ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•ā§‡āĨ¤ āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŸāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ‡āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ•āĻŸā§āĻ°āĻ¨ āĻšāĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¤āĻŦā§‡ āĻāĻŸāĻŋ Na+ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻ• āĻ¸ā§‹āĻĄāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻ†āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨āĨ¤

Chemical activity-The number of electrons in the outer shell of an atom has an effort on the reactions of that atom with others. For example, the inert or noble gases such as argon, krypton and neon have a complete outer principal quantum shell and are thus reluctant to enter into chemical combination with other atoms. Other elements, such as sodium, have only one electron in their outer shell and are thus highly reactive in terms of joining with other atoms.

āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ• āĻ•ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ•āĻ˛āĻžāĻĒ - āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻ‡āĻ°ā§‡āĻ° āĻļā§‡āĻ˛ā§‡ āĻ‡āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ•āĻŸā§āĻ°āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ° āĻ¸āĻ‚āĻ–ā§āĻ¯āĻž āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ā§‡āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§‡ āĻ¸ā§‡āĻ‡ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻ‰āĻĒāĻ° āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āĻŸāĻž āĻĨāĻžāĻ•ā§‡āĨ¤ āĻ‰āĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖāĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ°ā§‚āĻĒ, āĻ†āĻ°ā§āĻ—āĻ¨, āĻ•ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻĒā§āĻŸāĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ā§‡āĻ° āĻŽāĻ¤ā§‹ āĻœāĻĄāĻŧ āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻšā§Ž āĻ—ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¸āĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻŦāĻžāĻ‡āĻ°ā§‡āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻ•ā§‹āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻŸāĻžāĻŽ āĻļā§‡āĻ˛ āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ›ā§‡ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻāĻ‡āĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§‡ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§‡ āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ• āĻ¸āĻ‚āĻŽāĻŋāĻļā§āĻ°āĻŖā§‡ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦā§‡āĻļ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ…āĻ¨āĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›ā§āĻ•āĨ¤ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ‰āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻ¨, āĻ¯ā§‡āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻ¸ā§‹āĻĄāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŽ, āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§‡āĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻ‡āĻ°ā§‡āĻ° āĻļā§‡āĻ˛ā§‡ āĻļā§āĻ§ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ‡āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ•ā§āĻŸā§āĻ°āĻ¨ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻāĻ‡āĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§‡ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§‡ āĻ¯ā§‹āĻ—āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§‡āĻ° āĻ•ā§āĻˇā§‡āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§‡ āĻ…āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻļā§€āĻ˛āĨ¤

The formation of compounds-

A compound is a substance formed by the union of two or more elements, the union taking place via the electrons of the atoms involved to form molecule of the compound. Compounds may be either electrovalent or covalent. An Electrovalent compound occurs where an atom of one element gives an electron to the atom of another element.

āĻ¯ā§ŒāĻ— āĻ—āĻ āĻ¨-

āĻ¯ā§ŒāĻ— āĻšāĻ˛ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻĒāĻĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻ¯āĻž āĻĻā§āĻ‡ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¤āĻ¤ā§‹āĻ§āĻŋāĻ• āĻ‰āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§‡āĻ° āĻŽāĻŋāĻ˛āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŽā§‡ āĻ—āĻ āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ¯ā§ŒāĻ—ā§‡āĻ° āĻ…āĻŖā§ āĻ—āĻ āĻ¨ā§‡ āĻœāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ° āĻ‡āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ•āĻŸā§āĻ°āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŽā§‡ āĻ¸āĻ‚āĻ˜āĻŸāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻ¯ā§ŒāĻ—āĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ‡āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ•ā§āĻŸā§āĻ°ā§‹āĻ­āĻžāĻ˛ā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻŸ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯ā§‹āĻœā§€ āĻšāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĨ¤ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ‡āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ•ā§āĻŸā§āĻ°ā§‹āĻ­āĻžāĻ˛ā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻŸ āĻ¯ā§ŒāĻ— āĻ˜āĻŸā§‡ āĻ¯ā§‡āĻ–āĻžāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ‰āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§‡āĻ° āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻŽā§ŒāĻ˛ā§‡āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ•ā§‡ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ‡āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ•āĻŸā§āĻ°āĻ¨ āĻĻā§‡āĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤

Electromagnetic radiation

Electromagnetic radiation is produced by the movement of electrons within the atom. If energy is added to an atom, e.g. by heat, this can cause an electron to move out to a higher-energy electron shell. It is then said to be in an excited state. When the electron returns to its normal level, energy is released as a pulse of electromagnetic energy (aphoton). The type of electromagnetic wave produced depends upon which electron shells are involved in the electron’ jump’, and it is this which gives rise to the characteristic spectra seen when certain elements are heated, e.g. yellow for sodium. Tungsten illustrates the phenomena well. When it is first heated only infra-red electromagnetic waves are emitted, and these can be felt as heat. As more energy is added, the energy ‘jumps’ between electron shells become bigger and the photons of electromagnetic energy eventually reach the visible spectrum so that the metal glows red and then white as the temperature increases.

āĻ‡āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ•ā§āĻŸā§āĻ°ā§‹āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ—āĻ¨ā§‡āĻŸāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋāĻ°āĻŖ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ‡āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ•āĻŸā§āĻ°āĻ¨ āĻšāĻ˛āĻžāĻšāĻ˛ā§‡āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ‰āĻ¤ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻļāĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¯ā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ¯ā§‡āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĒ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻŸāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ‡āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ•āĻŸā§āĻ°āĻ¨āĻ•ā§‡ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ‰āĻšā§āĻš-āĻļāĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ‡āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ•āĻŸā§āĻ°āĻ¨ āĻļā§‡āĻ˛ āĻĨā§‡āĻ•ā§‡ āĻŦā§‡āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡ āĻ¯ā§‡āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĨ¤ āĻāĻŸāĻž āĻŽā§āĻ°āĻ—āĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ‰āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§‡āĻœāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ. āĻ¯āĻ–āĻ¨ āĻ‡āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ•āĻŸā§āĻ°āĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻ°ā§‡ āĻĢāĻŋāĻ°ā§‡ āĻ†āĻ¸ā§‡, āĻ¤āĻ–āĻ¨ āĻļāĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ‡āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ•ā§āĻŸā§āĻ°ā§‹āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ—āĻ¨ā§‡āĻŸāĻŋāĻ• āĻļāĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ (āĻ…ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĢā§‹āĻŸāĻ¨) āĻāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ¨ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§‡ āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻ‡āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ•ā§āĻŸā§āĻ°ā§‹āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ—āĻ¨ā§‡āĻŸāĻŋāĻ• āĻ¤āĻ°āĻ™ā§āĻ— āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ‰āĻĒāĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ­āĻ° āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡ āĻ•ā§‹āĻ¨ āĻ‡āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ•āĻŸā§āĻ°āĻ¨ āĻļā§‡āĻ˛āĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ‡āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ•ā§āĻŸā§āĻ°āĻ¨ 'āĻœāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒ'-āĻ āĻœāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤, āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻāĻŸāĻŋāĻ‡ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻŸ āĻ‰āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ‰āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻĒā§āĻ¤ āĻ•āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĻā§‡āĻ–āĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻŦā§ˆāĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻŸā§āĻ¯āĻ¯ā§āĻ•ā§āĻ¤ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻžāĻ˛ā§€āĻ•ā§‡ āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻŽ āĻĻā§‡āĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ¯ā§‡āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻ¸ā§‹āĻĄāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŽā§‡āĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻšāĻ˛ā§āĻĻāĨ¤ āĻŸāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻ¨ āĻ˜āĻŸāĻ¨āĻžāĻŸāĻŋ āĻ­āĻžāĻ˛āĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§‡ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĻ›ā§‡āĻ¨āĨ¤ āĻ¯āĻ–āĻ¨ āĻāĻŸāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻ‰āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻĒā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻļā§āĻ§ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻ‡āĻ¨āĻĢā§āĻ°āĻž-āĻ˛āĻžāĻ˛ āĻ‡āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ•ā§āĻŸā§āĻ°ā§‹āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ—āĻ¨ā§‡āĻŸāĻŋāĻ• āĻ¤āĻ°āĻ™ā§āĻ— āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ—āĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻāĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĒ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§‡ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻ­āĻŦ āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻ¯āĻ¤ āĻŦā§‡āĻļāĻŋ āĻļāĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¯ā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ‡āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ•āĻŸā§āĻ°āĻ¨ āĻļā§‡āĻ˛āĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻļāĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ 'āĻœāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒ' āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ¤āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋā§Ž āĻšā§ŒāĻŽā§āĻŦāĻ•ā§€āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻļāĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻĢā§‹āĻŸāĻ¨āĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ…āĻŦāĻļā§‡āĻˇā§‡ āĻĻā§ƒāĻļā§āĻ¯āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻžāĻ˛ā§€āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒā§ŒāĻāĻ›āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻž āĻŦā§ƒāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§‡ āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§‡ āĻ§āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ˛āĻžāĻ˛ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻĒāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤

Conductors and non-conductors of electricity-

Conductors are elements whose atoms have few electrons in their outer orbit. For example, copper has a loosely-held single electron in its outer orbit which in a copper bar or wire may be allowed to drift away from the parent atom. It is such conducting electrons which facilitate the passage of an electric current. Non-conductors (insulators) are materials made of atoms in which the electrons in the outer shell are firmly held in their orbits and will not leave the atom in order to conduct a current.

āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤ā§‡āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻšā§€ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ¨āĻ¨-āĻ•āĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻžāĻ•ā§āĻŸāĻ°-

āĻ•āĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻžāĻ•ā§āĻŸāĻ° āĻšāĻ˛ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻ‰āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻžāĻĻā§‡āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻ‡āĻ°ā§‡āĻ° āĻ•āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻĒāĻĨā§‡ āĻ•āĻŽ āĻ‡āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ•āĻŸā§āĻ°āĻ¨ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•ā§‡āĨ¤ āĻ‰āĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖāĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ°ā§‚āĻĒ, āĻ¤āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻ‡āĻ°ā§‡āĻ° āĻ•āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻĒāĻĨā§‡ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻĸāĻŋāĻ˛ā§‡āĻĸāĻžāĻ˛āĻž āĻāĻ•āĻ• āĻ‡āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ•āĻŸā§āĻ°āĻ¨ āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ›ā§‡ āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°ā§‡ āĻŽā§‚āĻ˛ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§ āĻĨā§‡āĻ•ā§‡ āĻĻā§‚āĻ°ā§‡ āĻ¸āĻ°ā§‡ āĻ¯ā§‡āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĨ¤ āĻāĻŸāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻžā§āĻšāĻžāĻ˛āĻ• āĻ‡āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ•āĻŸā§āĻ°āĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻŦā§ˆāĻĻā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ• āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ¸āĻšāĻœāĻ¤āĻ° āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĨ¤ āĻ¨āĻ¨-āĻ•āĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻžāĻ•ā§āĻŸāĻ° (āĻ‡āĻ¨āĻ¸ā§āĻ˛ā§‡āĻŸāĻ°) āĻšāĻ˛ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡ āĻ¤ā§ˆāĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻ‰āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§‡āĻ–āĻžāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻŦāĻžāĻ‡āĻ°ā§‡āĻ° āĻļā§‡āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ° āĻ‡āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ•āĻŸā§āĻ°āĻ¨āĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§‡āĻ° āĻ•āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻĒāĻĨā§‡ āĻĻā§ƒāĻĸāĻŧāĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§‡ āĻ§āĻ°ā§‡ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻŸ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻšāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨āĻž āĻ•āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ•ā§‡ āĻ›ā§‡āĻĄāĻŧā§‡ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤

States of matter

Matter can be solid, liquid or gaseous, e.g. water may exist as ice, water or steam. The molecules of a substance are usually influenced by at least two forces: a cohesive force, which attracts the molecules of the substance to one another, and a kinetic force-the force of movement of the molecules — which is dependent on the thermal energy contained by the mass of molecules.

āĻĒāĻĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāĻ¨, āĻ¤āĻ°āĻ˛ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŦā§€āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻšāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§‡, āĻ¯ā§‡āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻœāĻ˛ āĻŦāĻ°āĻĢ, āĻœāĻ˛ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻˇā§āĻĒ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§‡ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĨ¤ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻĒāĻĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§‡āĻ° āĻ…āĻŖā§āĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻ¤ āĻ•āĻŽāĻĒāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§‡ āĻĻā§āĻŸāĻŋ āĻļāĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ: āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻļāĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ, āĻ¯āĻž āĻĒāĻĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§‡āĻ° āĻ…āĻŖā§āĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ•ā§‡ āĻāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ…āĻĒāĻ°ā§‡āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ†āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ—āĻ¤āĻŋāĻļāĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ - āĻ…āĻŖā§āĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻšāĻ˛āĻžāĻšāĻ˛ā§‡āĻ° āĻŦāĻ˛ - āĻ¯āĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻĒ āĻļāĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻ‰āĻĒāĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ­āĻ°āĻļā§€āĻ˛āĨ¤ āĻ…āĻŖā§āĻ° āĻ­āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĨ¤

In the solid state there is a strong cohesive force between the molecules, which holds them in a rigid lattice formation so that the shape of the mass remains constant. The kinetic energy produces only a vibration of the molecules about a mean position.

āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāĻ¨ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ…āĻŖā§āĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻļāĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻ˛ā§€ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•ā§‡, āĻ¯āĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§‡āĻ° āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ¨āĻŽāĻ¨ā§€āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻœāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻ—āĻ āĻ¨ā§‡ āĻ§āĻ°ā§‡ āĻ°āĻžāĻ–ā§‡ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ­āĻ°ā§‡āĻ° āĻ†āĻ•ā§ƒāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ° āĻĨāĻžāĻ•ā§‡āĨ¤ āĻ—āĻ¤āĻŋāĻļāĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ—āĻĄāĻŧ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ•ā§‡ āĻ…āĻŖā§āĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻļā§āĻ§ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¨ āĻ¤ā§ˆāĻ°āĻŋ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĨ¤

As more energy (e.g. heat) is added to the solid, the kinetic energy increases and the movement of the molecules eventually becomes such that the rigid structure collapses so that the liquid state is reached. In this state the molecules are in contact but can move freely past one another: the liquid thus maintains its volume but takes on the shape of its container.

āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāĻ¨ā§‡āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§‡ āĻ¯āĻ¤ āĻŦā§‡āĻļāĻŋ āĻļāĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ (āĻ¯ā§‡āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĒ) āĻ¯ā§āĻ•ā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ—āĻ¤āĻŋāĻļāĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻŦā§ƒāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ…āĻŖā§āĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻ—āĻ¤āĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻ§āĻŋ āĻļā§‡āĻˇ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻĻā§ƒāĻĸāĻŧ āĻ•āĻžāĻ āĻžāĻŽā§‹ āĻ­ā§‡āĻ™ā§‡ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§‡ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ¤āĻ°āĻ˛ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒā§ŒāĻāĻ›ā§‡ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻāĻ‡ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ…āĻŖā§āĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻļā§‡ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ¤āĻŦā§‡ āĻ…āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§‡ āĻāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ…āĻĒāĻ°ā§‡āĻ° āĻ…āĻ¤ā§€āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ¯ā§‡āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§‡: āĻāĻ‡āĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§‡ āĻ¤āĻ°āĻ˛ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ†āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻŦāĻœāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ°āĻžāĻ–ā§‡ āĻ¤āĻŦā§‡ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§‡āĻ° āĻ†āĻ•āĻžāĻ° āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĨ¤

If even more heat is applied, there comes a point when the kinetic energy is so much greater than the cohesive forces that the molecules fly apart to form a gas. The molecules of the gas are continually colliding with one another and with the walls of the container, so that the gas exerts pressure. This pressure increases with any further rise in temperature.

āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻ†āĻ°āĻ“ āĻŦā§‡āĻļāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĒ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ¤āĻ–āĻ¨ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ āĻ†āĻ¸ā§‡ āĻ¯āĻ–āĻ¨ āĻ—āĻ¤āĻŋāĻļāĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻļāĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻšā§‡āĻ¯āĻŧā§‡ āĻāĻ¤ āĻŦā§‡āĻļāĻŋ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ…āĻŖā§āĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ‰āĻĄāĻŧā§‡ āĻ—āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡ āĻ—ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¸ āĻ¤ā§ˆāĻ°āĻŋ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĨ¤ āĻ—ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¸ā§‡āĻ° āĻ…āĻŖā§āĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ•ā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻžāĻ—āĻ¤ āĻāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ…āĻĒāĻ°ā§‡āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§‡ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§‡āĻ° āĻĻā§‡āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ˛ā§‡āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§‡ āĻ¸āĻ‚āĻ˜āĻ°ā§āĻˇā§‡ āĻ˛āĻŋāĻĒā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ—ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¸āĻŸāĻŋ āĻšāĻžāĻĒ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĨ¤ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ†āĻ°āĻ“ āĻŦā§ƒāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§‡ āĻāĻ‡ āĻšāĻžāĻĒ āĻŦā§ƒāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤

Latent heat

A specific amount of energy is required to change the solid form of a particular substance into a liquid, or the liquid into a gas. This energy is called latent heat and is the energy required for (or released by) a change of state. In the case of water, I gram of ice at o°C requires 336joules of energy to convert it to I g of water at o°C (latent heat of fusion),and I gram of water at I00°C requires 2268  joules of energy to convert it to I g of steam at Ioo°C (latent heat of vaporization). As matter changes from a state of high kinetic energy to one of lower kinetic energy (e.g. steam to water, liquid to solid), this latent energy is released.   

āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻŸ āĻĒāĻĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§‡āĻ° āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāĻ¨ āĻ°ā§‚āĻĒāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ¤āĻ°āĻ˛ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¤āĻ°āĻ˛āĻ•ā§‡ āĻ—ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¸ā§‡ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻŸ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻļāĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§‹āĻœāĻ¨ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻāĻ‡ āĻļāĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒā§āĻ¤ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĒ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ (āĻŦāĻž āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ) āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§‹āĻœāĻ¨ā§€āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻļāĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĨ¤ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ° āĻ•ā§āĻˇā§‡āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§‡, o°C āĻ¤āĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ I āĻ—ā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽ āĻŦāĻ°āĻĢā§‡āĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ 336 āĻœā§āĻ˛ āĻļāĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§‹āĻœāĻ¨ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻāĻŸāĻŋāĻ•ā§‡ o°C (āĻĢāĻŋāĻ‰āĻļāĻ¨ā§‡āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻĒā§āĻ¤ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĒ) Ig āĻœāĻ˛ā§‡ āĻ°ā§‚āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ I00°C āĻ¤āĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ I āĻ—ā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽ āĻœāĻ˛ā§‡āĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ 2268  āĻœā§āĻ˛ āĻļāĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§‹āĻœāĻ¨ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ Ioo°C (āĻŦāĻžāĻˇā§āĻĒā§€āĻ­āĻŦāĻ¨ā§‡āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻĒā§āĻ¤ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĒ) āĻ āĻāĻŸāĻŋāĻ•ā§‡ Ig āĻŦāĻžāĻˇā§āĻĒā§‡ āĻ°ā§‚āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ•āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻļāĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĨ¤ āĻ¯ā§‡āĻšā§‡āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻ‰āĻšā§āĻš āĻ—āĻ¤āĻŋāĻļāĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž āĻĨā§‡āĻ•ā§‡ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻŽā§āĻ¨ āĻ—āĻ¤āĻŋāĻļāĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ (āĻ¯ā§‡āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻžāĻˇā§āĻĒ āĻĨā§‡āĻ•ā§‡ āĻœāĻ˛, āĻ¤āĻ°āĻ˛ āĻĨā§‡āĻ•ā§‡ āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāĻ¨), āĻāĻ‡ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒā§āĻ¤ āĻļāĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ—āĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤  

Transmission of heat

Conduction

If one end of a solid metal rod is heated, the energy added causes an increased vibration of molecules. This vibration is transmitted to adjacent molecules and in this way heat is conducted along the bar from the area of high temperature to areas of lower temperature. Some materials are good conductors of heat ,e.g. metals, while others are not ,e.g. wood and some plastics.

āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāĻ¨ āĻ§āĻžāĻ¤āĻŦ āĻ°āĻĄā§‡āĻ° āĻāĻ• āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ‰āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻĒā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻ˛ā§‡, āĻ¯ā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻļāĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ…āĻŖā§āĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻ•āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¨ āĻŦā§ƒāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĨ¤ āĻāĻ‡ āĻ•āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻ‚āĻ˛āĻ—ā§āĻ¨ āĻ…āĻŖā§āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§‡āĻ°āĻŖ āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻāĻ‡āĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§‡ āĻ‰āĻšā§āĻš āĻ¤āĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻ•āĻž āĻĨā§‡āĻ•ā§‡ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻŽā§āĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ…āĻžā§āĻšāĻ˛ā§‡ āĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻ°āĻžāĻŦāĻ° āĻ¤āĻžāĻĒ āĻ¸āĻžā§āĻšāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ›ā§ āĻ‰āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ‰āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻĒā§‡āĻ° āĻ­āĻžāĻ˛ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻšā§€, āĻ¯ā§‡āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻ§āĻžāĻ¤ā§, āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻ°āĻž āĻ¨āĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ¯ā§‡āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻ•āĻžāĻ  āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ›ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻŸāĻŋāĻ•āĨ¤

Convection

Convection takes place in a liquid or a gas (i.e. in fluids). If one part of the fluid is heated, the kinetic energy of the molecules in that part is increased, they move further apart and this part becomes less dense. Consequently it rises, displacing the more dense fluid above which descends to take its place. The currents so produced are called convection currents.

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Radiation

Heat may be transmitted by infra-red electromagnetic radiation. As described previously (p. 4), the heating of certain atoms causes an electron to move to a higher-energy electron shell. As it returns to its normal shell, the energy is released as a pulse of infra-red electromagnetic energy.

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Physical effects of heat

Expansion is the result of increased kinetic energy producing a greater vibration of molecules, which thus move further apart.

āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻšāĻ˛ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ§āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ—āĻ¤āĻŋāĻļāĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻĢāĻ˛āĻžāĻĢāĻ˛ āĻ¯āĻž āĻ…āĻŖā§āĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻŦā§ƒāĻšāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻ•āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¨ āĻ¤ā§ˆāĻ°āĻŋ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡, āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻ‡āĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§‡ āĻ†āĻ°āĻ“ āĻĻā§‚āĻ°ā§‡ āĻ¸āĻ°ā§‡ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤

Change of state See section on states of matter.

Acceleration of chemical action can’t Hoff’s Law says that any chemical action capable of being accelerated is accelerated by a rise in temperature. The converse, that cooling slows the rate of reaction, is also true.

āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ• āĻ•ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻ°āĻŖ āĻšāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§‡ āĻ¨āĻž āĻšāĻĢā§‡āĻ° āĻ†āĻ‡āĻ¨ āĻŦāĻ˛ā§‡ āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ•ā§‹āĻ¨ā§‹ āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ• āĻ•ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ¸āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻŽ āĻ¤āĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻž āĻŦā§ƒāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋāĻ° āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻ•āĻĨā§‹āĻĒāĻ•āĻĨāĻ¨, āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻļā§€āĻ¤āĻ˛ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻšāĻžāĻ°āĻ•ā§‡ āĻ§ā§€āĻ° āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡ āĻĻā§‡āĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻāĻŸāĻŋāĻ“ āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĨ¤

Production of a potential difference If the junction of two dissimilar metals, e.g. bismuth and antimony, is heated, a potential difference is produced between their free ends (the thermocouple principle).Production of electromagnetic waves See section on electromagnetic radiation

āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§āĻ¯ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ•ā§āĻ¯ āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻ§āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻ‚āĻ¯ā§‹āĻ—āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻ˛, āĻ¯ā§‡āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻĨ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ…ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻŸāĻŋāĻŽāĻ¨āĻŋ, āĻ‰āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻĒā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§‡āĻ° āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§‡āĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§āĻ¯ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ•ā§āĻ¯ āĻ‰āĻ¤ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ (āĻĨāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§‹āĻ•āĻ˛ āĻ¨ā§€āĻ¤āĻŋ)āĨ¤ āĻ‡āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ•ā§āĻŸā§āĻ°ā§‹āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ—āĻ¨ā§‡āĻŸāĻŋāĻ• āĻ¤āĻ°āĻ™ā§āĻ—ā§‡āĻ° āĻ‰āĻ¤ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻ¨ āĻ‡āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ•ā§āĻŸā§āĻ°ā§‹āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ—āĻ¨ā§‡āĻŸāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋāĻ°āĻŖ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻ— āĻĻā§‡āĻ–ā§āĻ¨

Thermionic emission- The heating of molecules of some materials ,e.g. tungsten, may cause such molecular agitation that some electrons leave their atoms and may even break free of the surface of the metal. This leaves a positive charge which tends to attract the negative electrons back. However, a point is reached where the rate of loss of electrons equals the rate of return and a cloud of electrons then exists as a space charge around the object. This process is called thermionic emission and is the principle upon which electric valves work.

āĻĨāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ“āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ• āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ—āĻŽāĻ¨- āĻ•āĻŋāĻ›ā§ āĻĒāĻĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§‡āĻ° āĻ…āĻŖā§ āĻ—āĻ°āĻŽ āĻ•āĻ°āĻž, āĻ¯ā§‡āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻŸāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻ¨, āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻ†āĻŖāĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ†āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§‹āĻ˛āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ° āĻ•āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻšāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§‡ āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ›ā§ āĻ‡āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ•āĻŸā§āĻ°āĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§‡āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§ āĻ›ā§‡āĻĄāĻŧā§‡ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨āĻ•āĻŋ āĻ§āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§ƒāĻˇā§āĻ  āĻĨā§‡āĻ•ā§‡ āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĨ¤ āĻāĻŸāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ‡āĻ¤āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻ• āĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻœ āĻ›ā§‡āĻĄāĻŧā§‡ āĻĻā§‡āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¯āĻž āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ¤āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻ• āĻ‡āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ•āĻŸā§āĻ°āĻ¨āĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ•ā§‡ āĻĢāĻŋāĻ°ā§‡ āĻ†āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĨ¤ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ‡āĻšā§‹āĻ•, āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒā§ŒāĻāĻ›āĻžāĻ¨ā§‹ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¯ā§‡āĻ–āĻžāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻ‡āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ•āĻŸā§āĻ°āĻ¨ āĻšāĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§‹āĻ° āĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻ°āĻŋāĻŸāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ° āĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ‡āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ•āĻŸā§āĻ°āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ° āĻŽā§‡āĻ˜ āĻ¤āĻ–āĻ¨ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻšāĻžāĻ°āĻĒāĻžāĻļā§‡ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒā§‡āĻ¸ āĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻœ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§‡ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•ā§‡āĨ¤ āĻāĻ‡ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ•ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŸāĻŋāĻ•ā§‡ āĻĨāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ“āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ• āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ—āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻāĻŸāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§‡āĻ‡ āĻ¨ā§€āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ° āĻ‰āĻĒāĻ° āĻŦā§ˆāĻĻā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ• āĻ­āĻžāĻ˛āĻ­ āĻ•āĻžāĻœ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĨ¤

Reduced viscosity of fluids- The molecules in viscous fluids are fairly strongly attracted to one another. Heating increases the kinetic movement of these molecules and reduces their cohesive mutual attraction: this makes the fluid less viscous.

āĻ¤āĻ°āĻ˛ āĻĒāĻĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§‡āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻž āĻšā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸- āĻ¸āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¤āĻ°āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ° āĻ…āĻŖā§āĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ…āĻĒāĻ°ā§‡āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻŽā§‹āĻŸāĻžāĻŽā§āĻŸāĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§‡ āĻ†āĻ•ā§ƒāĻˇā§āĻŸ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻ‰āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻ‡ āĻ…āĻŖā§āĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻ—āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ—āĻ¤ āĻ—āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§‡āĻ° āĻ¸āĻ‚āĻšāĻ¤ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻ• āĻ†āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻšā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡: āĻāĻŸāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻ°āĻ˛āĻ•ā§‡ āĻ•āĻŽ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡ āĻ¤ā§‹āĻ˛ā§‡āĨ¤

Static electricity

The simplest way of producing a static electric charge is to rub two suitable materials together. If two insulators such as glass and flannel are rubbed together, a positive charge is produced on the flannel and a negative charge on the glass. This is because electrons are transferred from the superficial atoms of the flannel to the surface of the glass.

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As the materials involved are insulators, the charges are held on the surfaces of the objects and spread themselves evenly over the surface sunless there are points or corners, at which the charges tend to concentrate.

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Electric lines of force.

A charged body and its electric field

The charged body is continually seeking to attain its neutral state: if negative, by losing electrons; if positive, by gaining electrons. This phenomenon creates a zone of influence (an electric field), which is the area in which the charged body has an effect. This field may be considered to be made up of lines of force surrounding the body. Lines of force are by convention paths along which a free positive charge would travel.

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They show certain properties:

I. The lines of force surrounding an isolated charged body are straight.

2. Lines of force repel one another (as do like charges).

3. Lines of force pass more easily through conductors than through insulators.

4. Lines of force concentrate on that part of the surface of a charged body nearest to another object over which they can exert an influence. If two bodies with opposing charges are placed opposite one another there is a force of attraction between them. If two similarly charged objects are placed near one another, they repel one another. If a charged body is placed in contact with another body (charged or uncharged), then electrons flow between them until they are at the same potential.

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4. āĻļāĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻ°ā§‡āĻ–āĻžāĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻ•āĻžāĻ›āĻžāĻ•āĻžāĻ›āĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻœāĻ¯ā§āĻ•ā§āĻ¤ āĻļāĻ°ā§€āĻ°ā§‡āĻ° āĻĒā§ƒāĻˇā§āĻ ā§‡āĻ° āĻ¸ā§‡āĻ‡ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļā§‡ āĻ•ā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§€āĻ­ā§‚āĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ° āĻ‰āĻĒāĻ° āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ āĻĢā§‡āĻ˛āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĨ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻ°ā§€āĻ¤ āĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻœ āĻ¸āĻš āĻĻā§āĻŸāĻŋ āĻĻā§‡āĻš āĻāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ…āĻĒāĻ°ā§‡āĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻ°ā§€āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ˛ā§‡ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§‡āĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ†āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻļāĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•ā§‡āĨ¤ āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻŸāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻ‡āĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§‡ āĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻœāĻ¯ā§āĻ•ā§āĻ¤ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ…āĻĒāĻ°ā§‡āĻ° āĻ•āĻžāĻ›āĻžāĻ•āĻžāĻ›āĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ…āĻĒāĻ°āĻ•ā§‡ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĨ¤ āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻœāĻ¯ā§āĻ•ā§āĻ¤ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻļāĻ°ā§€āĻ°ā§‡āĻ° (āĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻœāĻĄ āĻŦāĻž āĻ†āĻ¨āĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻœāĻĄ) āĻ¸āĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻļā§‡ āĻ°āĻžāĻ–āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ¤āĻŦā§‡ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§‡āĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ‡āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ•āĻŸā§āĻ°āĻ¨ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¯āĻ¤āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻ¨āĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻ•āĻ‡ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•ā§‡āĨ¤

Potential and capacitance-

The electrical potential of a body is the electrical condition of that body when compared to the neutral potential of the Earth. Bodies with an excess of electrons are called negative, bodies deficient in electrons are called positive.

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The unit of potential is the volt (see Glossary for definition), conveniently considered as indicating the repelling power between like charges: a high potential means a strong repelling power. The magnitude of the potential depends on the quantity of electricity with which the object is charged, i.e. the number of electrons gained or lost, and the capacitance of the object. If two similar objects are charged with different quantities of electricity, the one with the most will have the greater repelling power or potential. The quantity of electricity is measured in coulombs, a coulomb being equivalent to6.26×1018 electron charges. There is a direct relationship between potential and electrical charge.

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The capacitance of an object is the ability of the body to hold an electrical charge, and depends upon the material and the surface area of the body. Some materials hold a charge better than others. As the charge is always held on the surface, the greater the surface area the greater is the capacitance of the body. There is an inverse relationship between capacitance and potential; the larger the capacitance of the body, the smaller the potential or repelling power developed by a given charge. For example, if coulombs  is used to charge each of two objects which have different capacitances, the repelling power or potential developed will be greater for the smaller object.

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Difference of potential

A difference of potential exists between similar bodies charged with different quantities of electricity. This is demonstrated in any of the situations shown, if a conducting connection is made between the two bodies, electrons will flow from the more negative body to the less negative one. The force producing this movement is called an electromotive force(EMF). Electron flow continues until both objects are at the same potential. EMF (like potential) is measured in volts.

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Current electricity

An electric current occurs when there is a flow of charged particles (generally electrons) in a conductor. By historical convention, current has always been envisaged as flowing from positive to negative e,i,e. in precisely the reverse direction to the actual flow of electrons. To avoid confusion, it is essential to distinguish carefully, therefore, between electron flow and conventional current flow. The factors essential for the production of an electric current are a difference of potential (PD), and a conducting pathway between the points of potential difference. Electrons will flow only for as long as the potential difference and the pathway exist. To sustain a current flow some means of maintaining the PD between the ends of the circuit is essential. This is achieved by chemical action, using a battery, or by electromagnetic induction with a dynamo.

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Electromotive force (EMF)

This is the force which causes electrons to move along a conductor connecting points of different potential. The greater the potential difference, the greater the EMF. Both are measured in volts.

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Resistance

The conductor through which electrons have to flow offers some resistance to their flow. The unit of electrical resistance is the ohm (symbol Ί: see Glossary for definition). The electrical resistance of a conductor made of a certain material, of a certain length and cross-sectional area, and at a certain temperature, will always be the same.

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The material of the conductor Copper, for example, has a single electron in its outer shell. At room temperature the kinetic energy of the atoms displaces some of these electrons, which are then free to act as conduction electrons, carrying electric charge from one end of the conductor to the other. Most metals are good conductors. A good conductor is said to have a low resistance, a poor conductor a high resistance.

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The length of the pathway At normal temperatures, even good conductors offer some resistance to electron flow. Consequently, the longer the pathway the greater is the electrical resistance.

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The cross-sectional area of the conductor greater the cross-sectional area is the more room there is for electrons to pass, therefore the resistance is lower. If a high resistance is required, thin wire is used. Temperature As the temperature of a conductor increases so does the kinetic movement of the molecules. This increased movement impedes the passage of electrons and so increases the resistance.

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Magnitude of current

The intensity, or magnitude, of current (I) is the rate of flow of electrons through the conductor per second. Electric current is measured in amperes, one ampere being a rate of flow of one coulomb (6.26×1018 electrons) per second. There is a more complex definition of the ampere (see Glossary) based on the magnetic effect produced by the flow of electrons along a wire. In medical electricity the unit of current most used is the milliampere, which is I/I000 of an ampere.

āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻŸ (I) āĻāĻ° āĻ¤ā§€āĻŦā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ˛ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¸ā§‡āĻ•ā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻĄā§‡ āĻ•āĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻžāĻ•āĻŸāĻ°ā§‡āĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŽā§‡ āĻ‡āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ•āĻŸā§āĻ°āĻ¨ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§‡āĻ° āĻšāĻžāĻ°āĨ¤ āĻŦā§ˆāĻĻā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ• āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻžāĻš āĻ…ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§‡ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻĒ āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻāĻ• āĻ…ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¸ā§‡āĻ•ā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻĄā§‡ āĻāĻ• āĻ•ā§āĻ˛āĻŽā§āĻŦ (6.26x1018 āĻ‡āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ•āĻŸā§āĻ°āĻ¨) āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§‡āĻ° āĻšāĻžāĻ°āĨ¤ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻ°āĻžāĻŦāĻ° āĻ‡āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ•ā§āĻŸā§āĻ°āĻ¨ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻžāĻš āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ‰āĻ¤ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšā§ŒāĻŽā§āĻŦāĻ•ā§€āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§‡āĻ° āĻ‰āĻĒāĻ° āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡ āĻ…ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĻ° āĻ†āĻ°āĻ“ āĻœāĻŸāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¸āĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ›ā§‡ (āĻ—ā§āĻ˛ā§‹āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°āĻŋ āĻĻā§‡āĻ–ā§āĻ¨)āĨ¤ āĻšāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋā§ŽāĻ¸āĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ¸āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ§āĻŋāĻ• āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšā§ƒāĻ¤ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻ° āĻāĻ•āĻ• āĻšāĻ˛ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ…ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°, āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ…ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĻ° 1/1000āĨ¤

The magnitude of current through a conductor depends upon the applied EMF and the resistance of the conductor. The greater the EMF applied, the greater is the flow of electrons. There is therefore a direct relationship between current and applied EMF. The greater the resistance, the more difficult it is for electrons to move through the conductor, so a high resistance tends to produce a low current this is an inverse relationship.

āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻšā§€āĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŽā§‡ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§‹āĻ—āĻ•ā§ƒāĻ¤ EMF āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻšā§€āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°ā§‹āĻ§ā§‡āĻ° āĻ‰āĻĒāĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ­āĻ° āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĨ¤ EMF āĻ¯āĻ¤ āĻŦā§‡āĻļāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻŦā§‡, āĻ‡āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ•āĻŸā§āĻ°āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻžāĻš āĻ¤āĻ¤ āĻŦā§‡āĻļāĻŋ āĻšāĻŦā§‡āĨ¤ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ‡ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§‹āĻ—āĻ•ā§ƒāĻ¤ EMF āĻāĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸āĻ°āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ• āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ›ā§‡āĨ¤ āĻ°ā§‡āĻœāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¸ āĻ¯āĻ¤ āĻŦā§‡āĻļāĻŋ āĻšāĻŦā§‡, āĻ‡āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ•āĻŸā§āĻ°āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ° āĻĒāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§‡ āĻ•āĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻžāĻ•āĻŸāĻ°ā§‡āĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡ āĻšāĻ˛āĻžāĻšāĻ˛ āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻ¤āĻ¤ āĻŦā§‡āĻļāĻŋ āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāĻ¨, āĻ¤āĻžāĻ‡ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ‰āĻšā§āĻš āĻ°ā§‡āĻœāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¸ āĻ•āĻŽ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻŸ āĻ¤ā§ˆāĻ°āĻŋ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻāĻŸāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻ°ā§€āĻ¤ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ•āĨ¤

Ohm’s law

A constant relationship exists between the magnitude of current in a conductor, the applied EMF, and the resistance of the conductor. This relationship is called ohms law. Simply stated

āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻšā§€āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻž, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§‹āĻ—āĻ•ā§ƒāĻ¤ EMF āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻšā§€āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°ā§‹āĻ§ā§‡āĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ§ā§āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻ• āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ• āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĨ¤ āĻāĻ‡ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ•āĻ•ā§‡ ohms āĻ†āĻ‡āĻ¨ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻ¸āĻšāĻœāĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§‡ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻž

Ohms law said that

Resistance in series.2 (Ί denotes ohms). Total resistance=R1+R2+R3=35Ί.the magnitude of an electric current varies directly with the EMF and inversely with the

āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ°āĻŋāĻœā§‡ āĻ°ā§‹āĻ§āĨ¤ 2 (Ί āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ“āĻšāĻŽ)āĨ¤ āĻŽā§‹āĻŸ āĻ°ā§‹āĻ§=R1+R2+R3=35Ί. āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻŦā§ˆāĻĻā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ• āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§‡āĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻž āĻ¸āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸āĻ°āĻŋ EMF āĻāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§‡ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻ°ā§€āĻ¤āĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§‡ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ

Resistance:

y/=1

Where I=Current in amperes

E=EMF in volts

R=Resistance in ohms

āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°ā§‹āĻ§:

y/=1

āĻ¯ā§‡āĻ–āĻžāĻ¨ā§‡ I=āĻ…ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§‡ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻŸ

E = EMF āĻ­ā§‹āĻ˛ā§āĻŸā§‡

R=āĻ“āĻšāĻŽā§‡ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°ā§‹āĻ§


If two of these quantities are known, the third can always be calculated.
āĻāĻ‡ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§‡āĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻĻā§āĻŸāĻŋ āĻœāĻžāĻ¨āĻž āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻ˛ā§‡, āĻ¤ā§ƒāĻ¤ā§€āĻ¯āĻŧāĻŸāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻĻāĻž āĻ—āĻŖāĻ¨āĻž āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻ¯ā§‡āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĨ¤

Resistance in series

If the components of an electrical circuit are connected in series (i.e consecutively, there is only one possible pathway for a current. As the current has to pass through each resistance in turn, the total resistance equals the sum of the individual resistances.

āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻŦā§ˆāĻĻā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ• āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ•āĻŋāĻŸā§‡āĻ° āĻ‰āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ°āĻŋāĻœā§‡ āĻ¸āĻ‚āĻ¯ā§āĻ•ā§āĻ¤ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•ā§‡ (āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻžā§Ž āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§‡, āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻļā§āĻ§ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§āĻ¯ āĻĒāĻĨ āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ›ā§‡āĨ¤ āĻ¯ā§‡āĻšā§‡āĻ¤ā§ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻŸāĻ•ā§‡ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻŸāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°ā§‹āĻ§ā§‡āĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡ āĻ¯ā§‡āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻŽā§‹āĻŸ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°ā§‹āĻ§ āĻĒā§ƒāĻĨāĻ• āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°ā§‹āĻ§ā§‡āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻˇā§āĻŸāĻŋāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤

Resistance in parallel

In this situation, the current is offered a number of alternative routes. As shown in the effect is that the current divides into three parts at A and unites again at B.

The proportion of the current in each resistance depends upon the relative magnitudes of the resistances. By applying Ohm’s law we find that the largest resistance carries the smallest current and the smallest. resistance the largest current. The formula used to calculate the total resistance:

āĻāĻ‡ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ā§‡, āĻ¸ā§āĻ°ā§‹āĻ¤āĻ•ā§‡ āĻŦā§‡āĻļ āĻ•āĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻ°ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻŦ āĻĻā§‡āĻ“āĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ āĻšāĻ˛ āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻŸ A-āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ­āĻžāĻ—ā§‡ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻ•ā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡ āĻ†āĻŦāĻžāĻ° B-āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻāĻ•āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤

āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻŸāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°ā§‹āĻ§ā§‡āĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§‡āĻ° āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°ā§‹āĻ§ā§‡āĻ° āĻ†āĻĒā§‡āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻ• āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ‰āĻĒāĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ­āĻ° āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĨ¤ āĻ“āĻšāĻŽā§‡āĻ° āĻ¸ā§‚āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡ āĻ†āĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻĻā§‡āĻ–āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ‡ āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻŦā§ƒāĻšāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŽ āĻ°ā§‹āĻ§ āĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŽ āĻ¤āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋā§Ž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŽ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻŸ āĻŦāĻšāĻ¨ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĨ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°ā§‹āĻ§ā§‡āĻ° āĻŦā§ƒāĻšāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŽ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨. āĻŽā§‹āĻŸ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°ā§‹āĻ§ā§‡āĻ° āĻ—āĻŖāĻ¨āĻž āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšā§ƒāĻ¤ āĻ¸ā§‚āĻ¤ā§āĻ°:

R

R=R/1+1/12+1/3

Substituting the values from-

R/=/5+1/0+2/20=0.35

Resistance in parallel

Total resistance =R/1+1/1+1/

Hence R=2.85Ί.

The total resistance for the circuit,2.85 Ί,is less than any one of the individual resistances. The reason for this is that connecting resistances in parallel has the effect of increasing the cross-sectional area of the pathway.

āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ•āĻŋāĻŸā§‡āĻ° āĻŽā§‹āĻŸ āĻ°ā§‹āĻ§, 2.85 Ί, āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ•ā§‹āĻ¨ā§‹ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻĒā§ƒāĻĨāĻ• āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°ā§‹āĻ§ā§‡āĻ° āĻĨā§‡āĻ•ā§‡ āĻ•āĻŽāĨ¤ āĻāĻ° āĻ•āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻšāĻ˛ āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°āĻžāĻ˛āĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§‡ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°ā§‹āĻ§ā§‡āĻ° āĻ¸āĻ‚āĻ¯ā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻĢāĻ˛ā§‡ āĻĒāĻĨā§‡āĻ° āĻ•ā§āĻ°āĻ¸-āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻ—ā§€āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻ•āĻž āĻŦā§ƒāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ›ā§‡āĨ¤

Thermal effect of an electric current

When a current passes through a conductor, some of its energy is converted into thermal energy (heat). The amount of heat produced can be calculated using Joule’s Law ,which states that the amount of heat produced in a conductor is proportional to the square of the current(I2),the resistance(R), and the time (t) for which the current flows. This may be expressed as:

āĻ¯āĻ–āĻ¨ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ¯ā§ā§Ž āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻšā§€āĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ¤āĻ–āĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ•āĻŋāĻ›ā§ āĻļāĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĒ āĻļāĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ā§‡ (āĻ¤āĻžāĻĒ) āĻ°ā§‚āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻ‰āĻ¤ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĒā§‡āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻœā§āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ° āĻ¸ā§‚āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡ āĻ—āĻŖāĻ¨āĻž āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻ¯ā§‡āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§‡, āĻ¯āĻž āĻŦāĻ˛ā§‡ āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻšā§€āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ‰āĻ¤ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĒā§‡āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ (I2), āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°ā§‹āĻ§ā§‡āĻ° (R) āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ—āĻ•ā§āĻˇā§‡āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§‡āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ• āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ (āĻŸāĻŋ) āĻ¯āĻžāĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĨ¤ āĻāĻ‡ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§‡ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻ¯ā§‡āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§‡:

Q=I2Rt

Where,

 I=current in amperes

R=resistance in ohms

t=time in seconds.

This formula gives the thermal energy produced by current flow in units called joules (see Glossary for definition).

Until recently joules were converted to units of heat called calories, by dividing by 4.2, but in the SI system this is no longer necessary.

āĻāĻ‡ āĻ¸ā§‚āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŸāĻŋ āĻœā§‹āĻ˛ āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽāĻ• āĻ‡āĻ‰āĻ¨āĻŋāĻŸā§‡ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻžāĻš āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ‰āĻ¤ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĒ āĻļāĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĻā§‡āĻ¯āĻŧ (āĻ¸āĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻžāĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ•ā§‹āĻˇ āĻĻā§‡āĻ–ā§āĻ¨)āĨ¤

āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻœā§āĻ˛āĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ•ā§‡ 4.2 āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ­āĻžāĻ— āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡ āĻ•ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ā§‹āĻ°āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽāĻ• āĻ¤āĻžāĻĒā§‡āĻ° āĻāĻ•āĻ•ā§‡ āĻ°ā§‚āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ›āĻŋāĻ˛, āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ SI āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻŽā§‡ āĻāĻŸāĻŋ āĻ†āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§‹āĻœāĻ¨ āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ‡āĨ¤

Electrical energy and power

Energy in any system is the ability to do work. Energy may exist in many forms, e.g. heat, sound, magnetic, electromagnetic, mechanical, chemical and nuclear energy. Although energy cannot be created or destroyed (except in nuclear reactions), it can be converted from one form to another ,e.g. mechanical to electrical in a dynamo or electric alto mechanical in an electric motor.

The amount of work done in a system depends upon the magnitude of the force applied and the effect it has. With an electric current, the electrons moved, measured in coulombs:

āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ•ā§‹āĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻŽā§‡ āĻļāĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻšāĻ˛ āĻ•āĻžāĻœ āĻ•āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻŽāĻ¤āĻžāĨ¤ āĻļāĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ• āĻ°ā§‚āĻĒā§‡ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§‡, āĻ¯ā§‡āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĒ, āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ, āĻšā§ŒāĻŽā§āĻŦāĻ•, āĻ‡āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ•ā§āĻŸā§āĻ°ā§‹āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ—āĻ¨ā§‡āĻŸāĻŋāĻ•, āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ•, āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ• āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖāĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻļāĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĨ¤ āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋāĻ“ āĻļāĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¤ā§ˆāĻ°āĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻ§ā§āĻŦāĻ‚āĻ¸ āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¨āĻž (āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖāĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ¤ā§€āĻ¤), āĻāĻŸāĻŋ āĻāĻ• āĻĢāĻ°ā§āĻŽ āĻĨā§‡āĻ•ā§‡ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĢāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§‡ āĻ°ā§‚āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§‡, āĻ¯ā§‡āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻĄāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨āĻžāĻŽā§‹āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ• āĻĨā§‡āĻ•ā§‡ āĻŦā§ˆāĻĻā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻž āĻŦā§ˆāĻĻā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ• āĻŽā§‹āĻŸāĻ°ā§‡ āĻŦā§ˆāĻĻā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ• āĻ…āĻ˛ā§āĻŸā§‹ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ•āĨ¤

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W=ExC

Where W=work done (joules)

E=EMF (volts)

C=Quantity of electricity (coulombs).

Power is rate of doing work: to calculate this, time has to be considered. If an EMF of I volt moves I coulomb of electrons in I second, then the power of the system is I watt. A rate of flow of electric charge of coulomb in I second is I ampere.

Therefore the electrical power in a circuit can be calculated by multiplying the EMF and the current:

Power (watts)=EMF (volts) x current (amps)

The kilowatt-hour is the British unit of electrical energy. It is the energy needed to maintain an output of 1000 watts of power for I hour, and is used when calculating electricity bills.

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āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻ°āĻžāĻ‚ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ•āĻŋāĻŸā§‡āĻ° āĻŦā§ˆāĻĻā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ• āĻļāĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ EMF āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻ•ā§‡ āĻ—ā§āĻŖ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡ āĻ—āĻŖāĻ¨āĻž āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻ¯ā§‡āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§‡:

āĻĒāĻžāĻ“āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° (āĻ“āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŸ) = EMF (āĻ­ā§‹āĻ˛ā§āĻŸ) x āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻŸ (amps)

āĻ•āĻŋāĻ˛ā§‹āĻ“āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŸ-āĻ˜āĻ¨ā§āĻŸāĻž āĻšāĻ˛ āĻŦā§ˆāĻĻā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ• āĻļāĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻŸāĻŋāĻļ āĻāĻ•āĻ•āĨ¤ āĻāĻŸāĻŋ I āĻ˜āĻ¨ā§āĻŸāĻžāĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ 1000 āĻ“āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŸ āĻĒāĻžāĻ“āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĻ° āĻ†āĻ‰āĻŸāĻĒā§āĻŸ āĻŦāĻœāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ°āĻžāĻ–āĻžāĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§‹āĻœāĻ¨ā§€āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻļāĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ, āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ¯ā§ā§Ž āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ—āĻŖāĻ¨āĻž āĻ•āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšā§ƒāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤

Magnetism

A magnet is an object which exhibits certain properties. For example, when free to rotate, it will align itself in the North-South direction. It also has the power to attract, and produce magnetism in, certain other materials.

āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻšā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻ• āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¯āĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻŸ āĻŦā§ˆāĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻŸā§āĻ¯ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻ¨ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĨ¤ āĻ‰āĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖāĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ°ā§‚āĻĒ, āĻ¯āĻ–āĻ¨ āĻ˜ā§‹āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§‹āĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨āĻžāĻŽā§‚āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯ā§‡, āĻāĻŸāĻŋ āĻ‰āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ°-āĻĻāĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻŖ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻœā§‡āĻ•ā§‡ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻ•āĻ°āĻŦā§‡āĨ¤ āĻāĻ›āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ“ āĻāĻŸāĻŋāĻ° āĻ•āĻŋāĻ›ā§ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ‰āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻ†āĻ•ā§ƒāĻˇā§āĻŸ āĻ•āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻšā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻ•āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ¤ā§ˆāĻ°āĻŋ āĻ•āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻŽāĻ¤āĻž āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ›ā§‡āĨ¤

The molecular theory of magnetism

No matter how many times a magnet is divided, it will always present a North and a South pole. This phenomenon could conceivably be carried on down to molecular level, where it is thought that the revolving electrons produce a North and a South pole for each molecule, giving so-called ‘molecular magnets’. In a non-magnetized state, these molecular magnets are arranged in a haphazard way and cancel out one another’s effects. In the magnetized state, the molecular magnet, are ordered so that one end of the piece of metal exhibits a North pole and the other a South.

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In magnetized materials such as steel, the friction between the molecule is great and the ordered magnetic effect is retained, giving a permanent magnet. Heating or banging will, however, disrupt the order and so magnetism will be lost. In a material such as soft iron there is little friction between the molecules, although they can easily be influenced into an order pattern, this Pattern will be also lost very easily. Thus soft iron only forms temporary magnets.

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The magnetic effect of a wire carrying an electric current can be used to create an electro magnet, which exists only for as long as current flows.

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Properties of a magnet

1. Setting in a North-South direction As the Earth itself is a giant magnet, the Earth’s magnetic field will influence a suspended magnet North Pole.

2. Like magnetic poles repel one another North repels North and South repels South. Unlike magnetic poles attract one another, i.e. North attracts South and South attracts North.

3. Transmission of properties A magnet can produce properties of magnetism in suitable materials. As one pole of a bar magnet is stroked along the material all the opposite poles of the molecular magnets are attracted towards it so that the object is magnetized. The end that the magnet leaves will have the pole opposite to that used to induce the effect.

A magnet may also produce a magnetic effect in an object without influence of the magnet over the molecular magnets of the susceptible materials which produces the magnetic effect.

4. Attraction of suitable materials Magnets attract certain materials. This effect is produced by magnetic induction.

5. A magnetic field this is the area or zone of influence around a magnet in which its magnetic forces are apparent. This field may be considered as being made up of magnetic lines of force which have the following properties:

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a) They travel from North to South, which is the path a free North Pole would take.

b) They attempt to take the shortest route possible but repel one another so then

c) They travel more easily through some materials, e.g. metals, than through others.

If traced using iron filings, the magnetic field of a bar magnet looks similar. The field between two unlike poles is concentrated.

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Magnetic effect of an electric current

The fact that an electric current flowing along a wire sets up a magnetic field can be shown by placing the wire close to a magnetic compass needle and watching the deflection produced as the current is turned on. The magnetic lines of force are arranged in a definite and constant direction: when looking along the wire from the positive (+) end towards the negative(-) end, i.e. in the direction of the conventional electric current, the lines of force go clockwise

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If the wire carrying a current is wound into a coil, the magnetic effect becomes concentrated so that one end of the coil presents a North Pole and the other a South . An electromagnet consists of a coil of wire wound onto a soft iron bar. When a current passes through the wire it magnetizes the bar by induction. The magnetic field produced reinforces that of the coil and the resultant field is very strong. As soon as the current is switched off, the magnetic effect is lost.

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Electromagnetic induction

Electromagnetic induction is the means by which electricity is produced from magnetism (and vice-versa). It is the result of interaction between a conductor and magnetic lines of force an EMF is produced in the conductor by the magnetic lines of force surrounding a magnet, without contact between the magnet and the conductor.

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The factors essential to electromagnetic induction are-

I. A conductor.

2. Magnetic lines of force.

3. Relative movement of I and 2.

If the conductor is part of a closed circuit, the magnetic lines of force produce an EMF which causes movement of the electrons in the conductor. This can be shown with an ammeter connected across a coil of wire. When a magnet is moved into the coil, the magnetic lines of force cut across the conducting wire of the coil and cause movement of electrons in the coil. These electrons repel adjacent electrons and so on, and a current is set up in the circuit. Movement of the ammeter need, Indicating current flow, will be seen only when either the magnet or the coil is moving. If the magnetic lines of force are stationary relative to the coil of wire, there is no induction. Electromagnetic induction also occurs if the magnetic field used is that surrounding a coil of wire. The principles are the same; there must be movement of the magnetic field relative to the conductor. This maybe achieved by using an alternating current in the primary coil which causes the magnetic field to build up, fall, then build up in the opposite direction, then fall, etc. An alternating current is represented. The current builds up to a maximum positive value and then falls to zero. It then drops to a maximum negative value before returning to zero. This rise and fall of current produces movement of the magnetic lines of force.

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In practice, the conductor in which the EMF is induced is usually a coil of wire, while the magnetic field used to induce the EMF is that of a permanent magnet or a current-carrying coil of wire. Movement of one of these relative to the other is achieved either by spinning the conductor in the magnetic field, as in a dynamo, or by varying the intensity of current in the coil of wire, as in a transformer.

The direction of the induced EMF

The direction in which the magnetic lines of force move relative to the conductor affects the direction in which the induced current flows. This can again be seen by using the bar magnet and coil shown as the magnet is moved into the coil ,the ammeter needle is deflected in one direction. As it is with drawn, deflection occurs in the opposite direction, thus demonstrating that the direction of current flow changes with a reversal of movement of the magnetic field.

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āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ°ā§‹āĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ EMF āĻāĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻ•

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The same is true when the inducing magnetic field is that surrounding a current-carrying coil of wire. As the current rises and the magnetic lines of force move out, thus cutting the conductor, deflection of the ammeter needle occurs in one direction. As the current drops to zero, the magnetic lines of force move back in force is now reversed, and so is the direction of the induced current indicated by the ammeter. This result is often quoted as Lenz’s Law, which states that the direction of the induced EMF is such that it tends to oppose the force producing it.

The strength of the induced EMF

This depends upon two factors the rate of change of the magnetic field and the inductance of the conductor.

I. The rate of change of the magnetic field The more rapid the movement of the permanent magnet and the stronger the magnet used, the greater is the rate at which the magnetic lines of force cut the conductor and the greater the induced EMF. In the case of a current-carrying coil of wire, if the frequency of current is increased (and hence the rate of rise and collapse of the magnetic field),a stronger EMF is induced.

2. The inductance of the conductor Inductance is the ability of a conductor to have a current induced in it. Inductance is measured inhenries (see Glossary). Inductance is constant for any particular conductor, but high inductance can be designed into a conducting coil by incorporating the following principles.

a. Using many turns of wire in the coil.

b. Placing the turns close together.

c. Winding the coil onto a soft iron core.

This ensures that the magnetic lines of force cut the maximum number of coils in the conductor and thus induce a strong EMF into it.

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Mutual induction

Mutual induction is said to occur when an EMF is induced in an adjacent conductor by the magnetic field set up around a coil of wire carrying a varying current.

Self-induction

Self-induction occurs within a coil carrying a varying current. A magnetic field is generated around each turn of wire, As the current increases, the magnetic lines of force move out, cutting adjacent turns of wire and thus inducing an EMF in them.

Following Lenz’s law, the direction of this induced EMF will be opposite to the force(or current)producing it. Therefore the induced EMF is in the opposite direction the main current and so opposes its rise. Self-induced EMFs of this type are therefore called ‘back EMFs’.

A similar sequence of events occurs when the primary current starts to fall. The magnetic field now collapses and the lines of force move back in, cutting adjacent turns of wire but in the opposite direction from before. Consequently the induced EMF is also in the opposite direction and flows forwards as a ‘forward EMF’.

The overall effect of back and forward EMFs is to retard the rate of current rise and prolong its fall. With alternating currents, especially at high frequencies, inductance acts in some respects lke electrical resistance in determining the current flow for a particular applied voltage.

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Eddy currents

Any conductor lying within a varying magnetic field has an EMF induced in 1t. If the conductor is solid, the magnetic lines of force passing through it set up circular currents called eddy currents. The seedy currents are at right angles to the magnetic lines of force and will produce a hearing effect in accordance with Joule’s law (see p. I4). In most electrical apparatus eddy currents are unwanted, and are prevented by laminating the conductor, i.e. cutting it into layers and insulating each layer from the others. However, eddy currents can be used to produce a heating effect in the patient’s tissues, using the magnetic field surrounding an inductothermy cable .

The electromagnetic spectrum

The spectrum contains the following kinds of radiation, which are distinguished by their different wavelengths (I nm=10=10-9I pm8U=10-12m):

Radio waves o.1 mm-10o km                             Ultra-violet Io nm-400 nm

Infra-red      750 nm-0.4 mm                              X-rays Gamma rays o.o1 pm-1oo nm

Visible light 400 nm-750 nm                               

Wavelength

Wavelength is the distance between a point on one electromagnetic wave and exactly the same point on the next wave. This maybe very long, wireless waves being measured in hundreds of metres, or very short, very small ultra-violet waves being measured in nanometres.

Velocity

Velocity is constant for all forms of electromagnetic waves, being 3x108m (300000 km) per second, i.e. the speed of light.

Frequency

Frequency is the number of complete waves passing any fixed point in one second. A mathematical relationship exists between wavelength, velocity and frequency as velocity is constant for all electromagnetic waves. For example: if we have a set distance across which two different electromagnetic waves have to pass, the time taken for each wave to cross will be the same. If one wave has a long wavelength it will require only a low frequency, where as a wave with a short wavelength will require a high frequency . Hence there is an inverse relationship between wavelength and frequency for electromagnetic waves.

Laws governing radiation

Infra-red, visible and ultra-violet waves travel in straight lines until they encounter a different medium, when they may be transmitted, reflected or absorbed.

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āĻ°ā§‡āĻĄāĻŋāĻ“ āĻ¤āĻ°āĻ™ā§āĻ— o.1 āĻŽāĻŋāĻŽāĻŋ-10o āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻŋ                              āĻ†āĻ˛ā§āĻŸā§āĻ°āĻž-āĻ­āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§‹āĻ˛ā§‡āĻŸ Io nm-400 nm

āĻ‡āĻ¨āĻĢā§āĻ°āĻž-āĻ˛āĻžāĻ˛     750 nm-0.4 āĻŽāĻŋāĻŽāĻŋ                              āĻāĻ•ā§āĻ¸-āĻ°ā§‡ āĻ—āĻžāĻŽāĻž āĻ°āĻļā§āĻŽāĻŋ o.o1 pm-1oo nm

āĻĻā§ƒāĻļā§āĻ¯āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ†āĻ˛ā§‹ 400 nm-750 nm                               

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Reflection

A normal is a line drawn perpendicular to the surface of a medium at the point where an electromagnetic wave strikes. Angles of reflection or refraction are measured between the electromagnetic ray and the normal.

Reflection occurs when an electromagnetic wave encounters a medium which will not transmit it. In this case the ray is reflected back in the same plane such that the angle between the incident ray and the normal equals the angle between the reflected ray and the normal .

If the incident angle is o° (i,e. the radiation strikes the surface at right-angles) then the angle of reflection is also o° (the incident ray ,normal and reflected ray all coincide).

The laws of reflection are employed in the design of reflectors used for the re-direction of rays towards an appropriate target. In infra-red and ultra-violet lamps a parabolic reflector is normally used, as this avoids the danger of the concentration of rays which occurs with some shapes of reflector. A parabolic reflector collects all the rays travelling in an inappropriate direction and reflects them from its surface so that they eventually all emerge parallel It should be remembered however, that the majority of rays emitted forwards from these lamps come directly from the source and so diverge; only a small proportion are reflected in the above way.

Internal reflection

Internal reflection occurs when the angle of incidence of a ray as it strikes an interface between two media is such that instead of being transmitted it is reflected. This happens at angles of incidence above a certain critical angle. Internal reflection in quartz is used to cause ultra-violet light to pass down a specially cut quartz rod and be emitted only from the end. This method of application is used when ultra-violet is applied to an internal cavity or an infected sinus (seepp.170=I7I).

Refraction

Refraction occurs when electromagnetic rays are transmitted from one medium to another with an angle of incidence greater than zero. Rays with a zero angle of incidence, i.e. striking the surface at right-angles, continue in the same straight line.

Refraction causes the ray to be deflected from its original course by an amount depending on the media involved and the angle of in cadence (Snell’s law). When passing into an optically denser medium, the ray is refracted towards the normal. When passing into a less dense medium, it is refracted away from the normal. Refraction is important when using hydrotherapy as a form of treatment, as the refraction of rays passing from water to air makes the position of objects in the water (e.g. steps) difficult to assess. The same is true when using water as a coupling medium for ultra-sound.

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Absorption

When electromagnetic rays strike a new medium they may be absorbed and thus produce an effect (law of Grotthus).The proportion of rays absorbed depends upon the wavelength of the rays, the nature of the medium and the angle of incidence.

A filter is a medium which will absorb some electromagnetic waves whilst allowing others to pass. Window glass allows visible light and infra-red rays to pass while absorbing (filtering out) ultra-violet rays. Water absorbs infra-red but allows visible and ultra-violet to pass. X-rays are passed through soft tissues onto a photographic plate, but area bsorbed to a greater extent by bone. Cellophane absorbs short ultra-violet rays while allowing long ones to pass.

The angle at which the rays strike the surface also affects the proportion absorbed. The way in which the angle affects the intensity of radiation at the surface is often quoted as the cosine law, which states that the intensity of rays at a surface varies with the cosine of the angle between the incident ray and the normal.

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Consultation of cosine tables will show that:

Cosine of 90=0

Cosine of o=I

In practical terms this means that if the angle of incidence is 90then no rays will be absorbed, as they will be travelling parallel to the surface. If the angle of incidence is o° then the rays are striking the surface so as to make a right angle with it, and the maximum number will be absorbed. The closer to zero the angle of incidence is, the more rays will be absorbed. Therefore, when applying ultra-violet and infra-red radiation, great efforts should be made to ensure that the maximum number of rays strike the surface at 90(angle of incidence=o) for the most effective treatment.

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o=I āĻāĻ° āĻ•ā§‹āĻ¸āĻžāĻ‡āĻ¨

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Electromagnetic waves being produced from a point source also obey the law of inverse squares. This states that the intensity of rays from a point source varies inversely with the square of the distance from that point source. Rays produced from a point source diverge from one another at a uniform rate. If, for example, a set number of rays cover a square with sides of 1 m at a distance of 1m from the source, at 2 m they will cover a square with sides 2 m long the first square has an area of I ãŽĄ, whereas the second has an area of 4ãŽĄ. As the same number of rays are striking both squares (ignoring atmospheric absorption), then the intensity of radiation on the smaller square will be four times that on the larger at any point.

As ultra-violet lamps and some infra-red lamps act almost as point sources, the rays they generate obey the law of inverse squares. In practical terms this means that the closer a patient is to the source, the greater is the intensity of the radiation being received at any one point on the skin; the further away, the less the intensity. In certain situations moving the lamp closer will allow a shorter dose to be given. if a dose of ultra-violet of 60 sec at 1oo cm produces a certain effect ,the same effect could be obtained in I5 sec at a distance of 50 cm, i.e.one quarter of the time at half the distance.

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                             Basic electrical components

The static transformer

An electrical transformer works on the principles of electro magnetic induction and is used to alter voltage or to render a current earth-free.

Construction the transformer consists of two coils of insulated wire wound onto a laminated soft-iron frame. The two coils may be wound on top of one another or on opposite sides of the frame.

Working an alternating current is passed through the primary coil and this sets up a varying magnetic field which cuts the secondary coil. By electromagnetic induction an EMF is induced into the secondary circuit

Functions of the transformer

To alter the voltage of an alternating current The EMF induced in the secondary coil depends upon the number of turns of wire it has relative to the primary coil:

I. If both primary and secondary coils have the same number of turns, then the voltage in each will be the same. This is an example of an even-ratio transformer.

2. If the secondary coil has fewer turns than the primary then the EMF or voltage in the secondary will be less than that in the primary. it is stepped down. Such an arrangement produces a step-down transformer. For example, if the primary coil has 120 turns and an applied voltage of root volts, and the secondary has 60 turns, then the voltage in the secondary will be stepped down to 50 volts.

3. If the secondary coil has more turns than the primary, the voltage developed in the secondary will be increased or stepped up. We then have a step-up transformer. For example, if the primary, coil still has 120turns and an EMF of 1oo volts, and the secondary has 240 turns, then the EMF developed in the secondary coil will be 200 volts.

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2. āĻ¸ā§‡āĻ•ā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻžāĻ°āĻŋ āĻ•āĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ˛ā§‡ āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ‡āĻŽāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ° āĻĨā§‡āĻ•ā§‡ āĻ•āĻŽ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ• āĻĨāĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ¤āĻžāĻšāĻ˛ā§‡ āĻ¸ā§‡āĻ•ā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ā§‡ EMF āĻŦāĻž āĻ­ā§‹āĻ˛ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻœ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ‡āĻŽāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ° āĻĨā§‡āĻ•ā§‡ āĻ•āĻŽ āĻšāĻŦā§‡āĨ¤ āĻāĻŸāĻž āĻĒāĻĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ— āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ. āĻāĻ‡ āĻ§āĻ°āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻĒ-āĻĄāĻžāĻ‰āĻ¨ āĻŸā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻĢāĻ°āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ‰āĻ¤ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻ¨ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĨ¤ āĻ‰āĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖāĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ°ā§‚āĻĒ, āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻĨāĻŽāĻŋāĻ• āĻ•āĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ˛ā§‡ 120āĻŸāĻŋ āĻŸāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ°ā§āĻŸ āĻ­ā§‹āĻ˛ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻ° āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§‹āĻ—āĻ•ā§ƒāĻ¤ āĻ­ā§‹āĻ˛ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻœ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ¸ā§‡āĻ•ā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ā§‡ 60āĻŸāĻŋ āĻŸāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•ā§‡, āĻ¤āĻžāĻšāĻ˛ā§‡ āĻ¸ā§‡āĻ•ā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ­ā§‹āĻ˛ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻœāĻŸāĻŋ 50 āĻ­ā§‹āĻ˛ā§āĻŸā§‡ āĻ¨ā§‡āĻŽā§‡ āĻ†āĻ¸āĻŦā§‡āĨ¤

3. āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§‡āĻ•ā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻžāĻ°āĻŋ āĻ•āĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ˛ā§‡ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ‡āĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§€āĻ° āĻĨā§‡āĻ•ā§‡ āĻŦā§‡āĻļāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ• āĻĨāĻžāĻ•ā§‡, āĻ¤āĻžāĻšāĻ˛ā§‡ āĻ¸ā§‡āĻ•ā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻļāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ­ā§‹āĻ˛ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻœ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§‹ āĻšāĻŦā§‡ āĻŦāĻž āĻ§āĻžāĻĒā§‡ āĻ§āĻžāĻĒā§‡ āĻŦā§ƒāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻŦā§‡āĨ¤ āĻ†āĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻĒāĻ° āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻĒ āĻ†āĻĒ āĻŸā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻĢāĻ°āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ†āĻ›ā§‡. āĻ‰āĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖāĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ°ā§‚āĻĒ, āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻĨāĻŽāĻŋāĻ• āĻ•āĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ˛ā§‡ āĻāĻ–āĻ¨āĻ“ 120 āĻŸāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ 1oo āĻ­ā§‹āĻ˛ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻ° āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ EMF āĻĨāĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ¸ā§‡āĻ•ā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ā§‡ 240 āĻŸāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•ā§‡, āĻ¤āĻžāĻšāĻ˛ā§‡ āĻ¸ā§‡āĻ•ā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻžāĻ°āĻŋ āĻ•āĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ˛ā§‡ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻļāĻŋāĻ¤ EMF āĻšāĻŦā§‡ 200 āĻ­ā§‹āĻ˛ā§āĻŸāĨ¤

It is important to note that the electrical power in both primary and secondary coils is the¡ same. Power is measured in watts (watts=voIts x amps), so the quantity watts x amps must be the same for the primary and the secondary coils, i.e. any change in voltage must be accompanied by a change in current. For example, Which shows a step-down transformer, if the voltage is halved in the secondary coil, the current. must be doubled. For the step-up transformer shown where the voltage in the secondary coil is doubled, the current is halved. However, these are idealized situations which ignore power loss in the transformer.

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Step-up and step-down transformers thus allow the mains voltage of 240 V to be changed to an appropriate level for different pieces of equipment.

āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻĒ-āĻ†āĻĒ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻĒ-āĻĄāĻžāĻ‰āĻ¨ āĻŸā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻĢāĻ°āĻŽāĻžāĻ°āĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻ‡āĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§‡ 240 V-āĻāĻ° āĻŽā§‡āĻ‡āĻ¨ āĻ­ā§‹āĻ˛ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻœāĻ•ā§‡ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻ°āĻžā§āĻœāĻžāĻŽā§‡āĻ° āĻŸā§āĻ•āĻ°ā§‹āĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ‰āĻĒāĻ¯ā§āĻ•ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻ°ā§‡ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻ•āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĻā§‡āĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤

Primary coil

Secondary coil

Voltage=100V       

Voltage=200V

Current=1A

Power =100W        

Power =VxI

Current=Power ÃˇV

=0.5A

=100W

A step-up transformer: the number of turns in the secondary coil is twice that in the primary, so the voltage across the secondary coil is twice that across the primary, the current through it half that through the primary. The power (volts x amps) is the same in each case.

To render a current earth-free Mains electricity is produced by  a dynamo and the consumer is supplied with a wire at high potential, called the live wire, and a wire at zero potential connected to earth, called the neutral wire. Most electrical apparatus works on a current which flows from the live wire, through the apparatus, to the neutral wire and earth.

If an accidental connection is made between the live wire and earth, current will flow along it: if this connection were made by a person ,they would then receive an ‘earth shock’ as the current flowed through them to earth. The static transformer reduces this danger by using electromagnetic induction to transfer the electrical energy into the secondary coil where earth plays no part in the circuit.The effect on the secondary coil of the magnetic field around the primary is to cause electrons to move around the secondary circuit, but not to leave it. Earth plays no part in the secondary circuit because even if an earth connection is made with it, electrons will not leave the circuit but will continue to flow around it. This is an important safety factor, and all currents applied to patients are rendered earth-free by using a static transformer.

āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻĨāĻŽāĻŋāĻ• āĻ•āĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ˛

āĻ¸ā§‡āĻ•ā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻžāĻ°āĻŋ āĻ•āĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ˛

āĻ­ā§‹āĻ˛ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻœ = 100V       

āĻ­ā§‹āĻ˛ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻœ = 200V

āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨=1A

āĻļāĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ = 100W        

āĻļāĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ = VxI

āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻŸ = āĻĒāĻžāĻ“āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° Ãˇ āĻ­āĻŋ

=0.5A

=100W

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Other types of transformer

The variable transformer

This consists of a primary and a secondary coil, but is constructed so that one of them can be altered in length (Fig. I.38). The primary coil has a number of tappings taken from it and a movable contact can be placed on any one of these by turning a knob. The effect of decreasing the number of turns in the primary coil relative to the secondary is to cause a step-up of voltage in the secondary coil. In this way a very crude control of voltage is obtained.

The autotransformer

An autotransformer consists of a single coil of wire with four contact points coming from it (Fig. I.39). When it is used as a step-up transformer, CD is the primary coil and AB the secondary. Although the autotransformer works on the principles of electromagnetic induction, it has the disadvantage that it allows only a small step-up and does not render the current earth-free. It is found in the starter-circuit of ultra-violet lamps and is introduced into the circuit to strike the arc in the lamp.

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The capacitor (condenser)

The capacitor (also known as a condenser) is a device for storing an electric charge. In its simplest form it consists of two metal plates separated by an insulator called the dielectric. If the plates are given opposite static electric charges, the electric lines of force concentrate between the plates.

The electric field between the plates has an effect on the atoms of the dielectric, causing their electron orbits to distort as they are attracted towards the positive plate. The atoms remain in this state of tension until the potential difference across the capacitor is removed, when the energy is released.

Capacitance of a capacitor

Capacitance is the ability to hold an electric charge and is measured in farads, although for practical purposes the microfarad (I0-6 farad)is used.

The potential difference developed between the plates of the capacitor depends upon its capacitance and the amount of electricity with which it is charged. The relationship between potential (in volts) and charge (in coulombs) is a direct one more electrons result in a greater potential.

If the capacitor has a large capacitance (ability to hold a charge), then for a given quantity of electrons only a relatively small potential difference will be developed. Thus the relationship between capacitance and potential is in verse.

The capacitance of a capacitor is affected by such factors as the size of the plates, the material of the plates, the width of the dielectric and the material of the dielectric.

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Types of capacitor

All types of capacitor have the same basic construction: two metal plates separated by an insulator a the plates have been increased in area by projecting interleaving fins from the plates thus increasing the capacitance. Alternatively, plates of tinfoil can be used separated by a dielectric of waxed paper and the whole wrapped into a compact roll.

A variable capacitor is shown in It that one set of plates can be moved relative to the other, thus varying the surface area of plates facing one another. When all the surfaces of both sets of plates are fully interleaved, the capacitance is at its maximum. As one set is withdrawn by turning a knob, the capacitance is gradually reduced. Variable capacitors are found in radio sets and short-wave diathermy machines, controlled by the ‘tuning’ knob: varying the capacitance allows a circuit to be tuned to match the frequency of another oscillating circuit, thereby facilitating maximum transfer of energy between the two circuits.

Electric field of a capacitor

The electric field between the plates of a charged capacitor consists of electric lines of force which tend to take the shortest possible route between the plates. However, they repel one another and pass more easily through some materials than through others so that they are very rarely straight.

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Charging and discharging a capacitor

A capacitor can be charged using electrostatic induction, where a static electric charge is allowed to build up on the plates of the capacitor, or by applying a potential difference across the plates from either the mains or a battery.

A capacitor discharges when the accumulated charge is allowed to flow off the plates. If the two plates with opposite charges are connected, electrons flow from the negative to the positive plate until their charges are equal. The time taken for this discharge depends on the capacitance of the condenser, the resistance (or inductance) of the pathway and the quantity of electricity involved.

Capacitor discharge through an inductance or oscillator circuit If the charged capacitor is discharged through a circuit of low ohmicresistance which includes an inductance (a coil of wire) (Fig. I.44a), electrons flow forwards then back between the plates in an oscillating manner. The reason for this sequence of events is that as current flows through the inductance, self-induced EMFs are produced. These back EMFs impede electron flow, but when both plates reach the same potential the forward EMF causes an electron flow on to one plate with the result that it becomes negatively charged. This sequence continues as a series of damped oscillations until all the energy in the system is exhausted The frequency of oscillation is often many millions per second and the oscillator circuit forms the basis of machines such as the short-wave diathermy and ultrasonic apparatus which require a high-frequency current to operate.-

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Thermionic valves

As the name implies, these are devices which allow electron flow in one direction only and work using heat.

Diode valves

A diode consists of an evacuated glass tube into which are sealed two separate. eletrodes. The cathode, or filament, is constructed so that as current flows through it a space charge of electrons develops around it as a result of the thermal effect of the current (thermionic emission). The anode, or plate, is the other electrode. When positive it attracts electrons across the valve. Electrons can pass only from cathode to anode, as there is n0 space charge around the cold anode. Consequently the thermionic valve is a device which allows electrons to flow in one direction but not in there verse direction.

In order to reduce the time lag prior to thermionic emission taking place ,the cathode or filament may be heated by a separate heating circuit or coated with thorium oxide which releases electrons at a comparatively low temperature.

Triode valves

The triode valve works on exactly the same principle as the diode valve but has a third electrode (the grid) placed between the cathode and the anod. It is possible, using an external circuit, to make the grid negative, positive or neutral. If neutral, the grid will not affect electron flow across the valve. If positive, it will attract electrons away from the cathode and thus amplify the electron flow through the valve. If negative, the grid will repel electrons and reduce or even stop the electron flow. In this third case the valve can act as a switch or regulator.

Semiconductors

Semiconductors are usually metals which because of thermal agitation or the addition of impurities have electrons free to conduct current. They are either n’ type, with an excess of electrons, or ‘p’ type, where a deficiency of electrons gives rise to positive ‘holes’. If a ‘p’ and an’n’ type of semiconductor are fused together, current can only pass in the ‘n’→’p’ direction and the semiconductor therefore acts as a valve.

Rectification of an alternating current

Rectification is the conversion of an alternating current to a direct current. This is achieved using a circuit with two diode valves or two semiconductors in it the direct current still varies considerably in intensity, having large peaks and troughs. In order to depress the peaks and elevate the troughs a smoothing circuit is used which includes choke coils (see Glossary) and capacitors. The forward and back EMFs of the choke coil and the charging and discharging of the capacitor at appropriate points smooth the current.

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Devices for regulation of current

The rheostat

The rheostat can be used to regulate current by altering either the resistance of the circuit or the potential in part of the circuit.

Construction of the rheostat A rheostat consists of a coil of high-resistance wire wound onto an insulating block with each turn insulated from adjacent turns. Contacts is made via a strip from which the insulation has been removed. The contact is mounted either on a straight sliding bar or on a pivot turned by a knob.

Variable resistance or series rheostat . In this device the rheostat is wired series with the apparatus. Ohms law states that the current in a circuit inversely proportional to the resistance of the circuit. If all the coils of wire in the rheostat are included in the circuit, resistance is at its maximum current at its lowest. As the contact is moved, reducing the number of turns of wire included in the circuit , the current increases.

This arrangement is not suitable for currents applied directly to patients, as it never reduces current flow to zero. It is usually found in apparatus where an effect on the degree of heating is required, e.g. for wax baths. There is a stabilizing rheostat on ultra-violet lamps.

Potentiometer or shunt rheostat The shunt rheostat is wired across a source of potential difference and any other circuit has to be taken off in parallel to it. This piece of apparatus works by varying the potential between the ends of the circuit XB. According to Ohm’s law, the greater the potential difference across a resistance the greater the current produced. When contact B is at point X there is no potential difference between the ends of the circuit and no current flows. As contact B moves towards Y, the potential difference gradually increases until at Y it is the same as the potential applied at A. Consequently at point Y maximum current is flowing through the parallel circuit.

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This is the type of current-regulating mechanism found in apparatus where an electric current has to be applied directly to a patient, as the current intensity can be increased gradually from zero up to maximum.

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                          Electrical Stimulation of Nerve and Muscle

A current which varies sufficiently in magnitude can stimulate a motor while in the absence of a motor nerve the muscle fibres can be stimulated directly by a suitable current. Intermittent currents are used in both cases, and a considerable range of such currents is available. The duration of the current used ranges from o.oI milliseconds (ms) to 3 seconds. The equipment commonly provides durations of o.0I, 0.03, O,I, 0.3, I, 3, I0, 30, 1oo and 300 ms.

Impulses with a duration of less than Io ms may be classed as having a short duration, and are used for stimulating normal (innervated)muscles. Such impulses are said to be of the faradic type. There petition rate of the impulses is great, usually 50-100 per second.

Impulses with a duration of more than Io ms may be classed a shaving a long duration and are used for the stimulation of denervated muscles. They are often termed interrupted (or modified) direct current. The impulses are repeated less frequently than those of short duration for impulses lasting 1oo ms each a frequency of 30 per minute is usual.

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Faradic-type current

A faradic-type current is a short-duration interrupted direct current with a pulse duration of o1-1 ms and a frequency of 50-Ioo Hz (hertz). The term faradism was originally used to signify the type of current produced by a faradic coil, which is a type of induction coil. The current provided by the first faradic coils was an unevenly alternating current, each cycle consisting of two unequal phases, the first of low intensity and long duration, the second of high intensity and short duration. The frequency was approximately 50 Hz and the duration of the second phase, which was the effective one, about 1 ms. A graph of this current is shown.

Faradic coils have now been superseded by electronic stimulators. These supply currents which produce the same physiological effects as the original faradic current, although often differing considerably from them in wave form The features essential for the production of these physiological effects are that impulses with a duration of between O.I and1 ms are repeated 50-100 times per second. The electronic stimulator for the production of the faradic-type current works on the same principles as that for the interrupted .c., but the resistances controlling the duration of the impulses and the intervals between them have a very low value to give the required duration and repetition rate.

Modified faradic currents – Faradic-type currents are always surged for treatment purposes to produce a near-normal tetanic-like contraction and relaxation of muscle. The unmodified current is shown in Fig.2.3a. The current is’ surged’ so that the intensity of successive impulses increases gradually, each impulse reaching a peak value greater than the preceding one, as in then falls, either suddenly or gradually. In the original faradic coils the current was surged by hand, but in modern stimulators an electronic device is used. The circuit can be modified to give surges of various durations frequencies and wave forms. It is desirable that the durations

of the surges and the intervals between them should be regulated by separate controls in order that the most satisfactory muscle contractions and rest periods can be obtained for each patient. Various forms of surge may be available, corresponding to trapezoidal, triangular and saw-tooth impulses, and that most suitable for each patient must be selected. These various types of surge are shown.

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Electrical activity of nerves

Nerve transmission

Owing to the difference in concentration of ions inside and outside the plasma membrane, there is a difference of potential (PD) between the inside and outside of a nerve. The resting nerve is positive outside and negative inside and the plasma membrane is not permeable to sodium ions. This is described as the polarized state of the membrane.

When a nerve is stimulated, the stimulus causes a fall in the potential difference across the plasma membrane. When this fall reaches a certain critical level it causes an alteration in the permeability of the membrane to sodium ions. This results in an alteration in the concentration of ions inside and outside and a further fall of PD until a reversal of polarity occurs: the membrane is now positive inside and negative outside. Immediately after this activity the sodium ions are pumped out again and that part of the nerve returns to its resting state. The difference of potential between the active and resting part of the nerve causes local electron flow between the active and the adjacent parts of the nerve.The current flows through the membrane in the opposite direction to the potential difference (PD) across the fibre. The fibre acts as a resistance to the current, so that the current flow lowers the PD, thus making the membrane permeable to sodium ions, which reverses the PD as before. These changes are then propagated along the length of the nerve fibre. This wave of change of the polarized state constitutes the passage of an impulse along the nerve.

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Electrical stimulation of nerves

A nerve impulse can be initiated by an electrical stimulus. To achieve this, a varying current of adequate intensity must be applied. The plasma membrane of the nerve fibre forms a resistance which lies in series with the other tissues, so a PD is set up across it as the current flows. The surface of the membrane nearer to the cathode becomes negative in relation to the opposite surface. In the surfaces of the plasma membranes marked ‘n’ lie nearest to the cathode and so become more negative, while the surfaces marked ‘p’, lying nearer to the anode, become more positive. On the side of the nerve nearer to the anode this increases the resting PD across the membrane, but on the side of the nerve nearer to the cathode (B)the additional charges are of opposite polarity to those present on the resting membrane and so reduce thÊ PD across it. If the PD falls below the level at which the membrane becomes permeable to sodium ions ,these ions begin to enter the axon and initiate the series of events described above so that a nerve impulse is initiated.

An impulse is initiated if the PD falls sufficiently across any part of the plasma membrane of the nerve cell or fibre. If the cathode is applied over a superficial nerve, the side of the nerve nearest to the cathode is activated, but the anode can equally cause the initiation of a nerve impulse. In this case it is the aspect of the nerve further from the anode that is activated. The current spreads in the tissues, so the current density is rather less on the further surface of the nerve fibre than on the nearer one, and inconsequence the anode is less effective than the cathode in initiating a nimpulse. On some types of electronic apparatus the polarity of the terminals is marked. This refers to the polarity during the high peak of current, which is the effective stimulus. The active electrode should be connected to the cathode which produces a contraction of innervated muscle with less current than is required at the anode.

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Accommodation

When a constant current flows the nerve adapts itself, by a mechanism not fully understood, to the altered conditions. This effect is known as accommodation. As a consequence an unvarying current is not effective in initiating an impulse.

When the current rises, the impulse is initiated as described above, but a fall in current can also initiate an impulse. While the current flows¡ at a constant level accommodation of the nerve takes place and the PD resulting from the current flow no longer affects the excitability of the nerve fibre, which has adapted itself to the altered conditions. When the current ceases, the PD which it caused across the plasma membrane suddenly disappears, so altering the total PD across the membrane. On the aspect of the nerve nearer to the anode the applied PD was augmenting that across the resting membrane and its sudden loss causes a fall in the PD. If this fall goes as far as the level at which the membrane becomes permeable to sodium ions, an impulse is initiated. However a fall in current is less effective than a rise in initiating an impulse. It is the side of the nerve nearer to the anode that is affected, and so the anode produces a greater stimulation than the cathode.

Because the nerve has the power of accommodation a current which rises or falls suddenly is more effective in initiating an impulse than one which changes slowly. If the variation of current is gradual there is time for accommodation to take place, and so a greater current is changes ‘very slowly does not initiate a nerve impulse at all.

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Effects of nerve stimulation

When a nerve impulse is initiated at a nerve cell or an end organ, there simultaneously in both directions from the point of stimulation.

impulse has no effect, but the upward travelling impulse is appreciated durations are applied, using the same current for each, it is found that impulse. Impulses of long duration produce an uncomfortable, stabbing sensation, but this becomes less as the duration of the impulses is reduced until with impulses of 1 ms and less only a mild prickling sensation is experienced.

When a motor nerve is stimulated, the upward-travelling impulse is unable to pass the first synapse, as it is travelling in the wrong direction, but the downward-travelling impulse passes to the muscles supplied by the nerve, causing them to contract.

When a stimulus is applied to a motor nerve trunk, impulses pass to all the muscles that the nerve supplies below the point at which it is stimulated, causing them to contract.

When the current is applied directly over an innervated muscle, the nerve fibres in the muscle are stimulated in the same way. The maximum response is obtained either from stimulation at the motor point, which is the point at which the main nerve enwrs the muscle or ,in the case of deeply placed muscles, at the point where the muscle emerges from under cover of the more superficial ones.

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Effects of frequency of stimulation

When a single stimulus is applied, impulses pass simultaneously to a number of motor units so that in normal circumstances there is a sudden brisk contraction, followed by immediate relaxation. If a succession of stimuli are applied at rather long intervals, e.g. one stimulus per second, each produces an isolated muscle contraction and there is time for complete relaxation between the impulses. Increasing the frequency of the stimuli shortens the periods of relaxation until at frequencies exceeding 20 Hz there is not time for complete relaxation between the contractions, so that partial tetany results. Further increase in the frequency reduces the amount of relaxation still further until, at frequencies over 60 Hz , there is no perceptible relaxation and the contraction is fully tetanic.

Strength of contra

This depends on the number of motor units activated (which in turn depends on the intensity of the current applied) and the rate of change of current. If the intensity of current rises suddenly there is no time for accommodation to take place and a muscle contraction results. If the current rises more slowly, as with the trapezoidal, triangular and saw-tooth impulses, there is some accommodation and a greater intensity of current is needed to produce a contraction.

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       Physiological effects of faradic-type current

The tissues of the body are capable of transmitting an electric current because the tissue fluids contain ions and so are conductors. Consequently the current passing through the body consists of a two-way migration of ions, and the conductivity of the different tissues varies according to the amount of fluid that they contain. Muscle, for example, has a good blood supply and so is a good conductor, while fatis a poor conductor. The current tends to travel through those tissues which have a low resistance, although it is not always possible for it to avoid the high resistance layers. The epidermis has a high resistance, 1ooo Ί or more, as it contains little fluid and the superficial layers do not readily absorb moisture. The current must pass through the epidermis and appropriate measures are used to reduce its resistance when applying electrical treatments. Passage of current may result in chemical changes, which can constitute a danger in some treatments.

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Stimulation of sensory nerves

When a current of the faradic type is applied to the body, a mild prickling sensation is experienced. This is due to stimulation of the sensory nerves, and is not very marked because the stimuli are of fairly short duration. The sensory stimulation causes a reflex vasodilatation of the superficial blood vessels, so that there is slight reddening of the skin (erythema). The vasodilatation is generally confined to the superficial tissues, and is of little practical importance.

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Stimulation of motor nerves

A current of the faradic type stimulates the motor nerves and, if the current is of sufficient intensity, causes contraction of the muscles which they supply. Because the stimuli are repeated 50 times per second or more, the contraction is tetanic. If this type of contraction is maintained for more than a short period of time, muscle fatigue is produced, so the current is commonly surged to allow for muscle relaxation. When the current is surged the contraction gradually increases and decreases in strength, in a manner similar to a voluntary contraction.

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Effects of muscle contraction When a muscle contracts as a result of electrical stimulation, the with voluntary contraction. There is increased metabolism ,with a increased output of waste products, including metabolites. The metabolites cause dilatation of

capillaries and arterioles, and there is a considerable increase in the blood supply to the muscle.

As the muscles contract and relax they exert a pumping action on the veins and lymphatic vessels lying within and around them. The valve sin these vessels ensure that the fluid they contain is moved towards the heart. If the muscle contractions are sufficiently strong to cause joint movement this also exerts a pumping effect. There is thus increased venous ÃĄnd lymphatic return.

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Stimulation of denervated muscle

The current required to produce a contraction of denervated muscle with an impulse lasting for 1 ms is usually too great to be tolerable for treatment purposes. The faradic type of current is therefore not satisfactory for the stimulation of denervated muscles.

Chemical effects of faradic-type current

When a direct current is passed through an electrolyte, chemical changes take place at the electrodes. If the chemicals formed come in contact with the tissues there is a danger of electrolytic burns, although the danger is appreciably less with an intermittent than with a constant direct current. When the current is alternating, the ions move one way during one phase of current and in the reverse direction during the other phase, and if the two phases are equal the chemicals formed during one phase are neutralized during the next phase. If, however, the reverse wave of current is not similar to the forward wave, there are danger is not so great as with a direct current). The current obtained than the other, but if the impulses are of very short duration the danger of burns. It is, however, advisable to take appropriate precautions.

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Indications for use of faradic-type currents

Facilitation of muscle contraction

When a patient is unable to produce a muscle contraction ,or finds difficulty in doing so, electrical stimulation may be of use in assisting voluntary contraction. A muscle contraction is the result of a complex integration of the  neuronal circuits both at spinal level and from the higher centres. Thought to include the following events-

I .Excitation of the small (fusimotor) efferent fibres, which causes contraction of the

intrafusal muscle fibres.

2. Stretching of the muscle spindle which stimulates the primary nerve endings and therefore sends information to the large anterior horn cells causing an excitation of the extrafusal muscle fibres.

3. Inhibition of the anterior horn cells supplying the antagonistic muscle group.

Pain has an inhibitory effect on the large anterior horn cells, so impeding the transmission of impulses to the motor units. Electrical stimulation of the motor neurones should reduce the inhibition, so facilitating the transmission of voluntary impulses to the muscle and also inducing relaxation of its antagonists. When muscle contraction is inhibited by pain or recent injury, for instance when active contraction of the quadriceps is impossible in rheumatoid arthritis of the knee joint or after meniscectomy, electrical stimulation may be of assistance in establishing voluntary contraction.

     Details of the technique can be found on pp. 52-64. The treatment must be arranged so that the part is in a pain-free position and so that no movement causing pain is produced, as this would inhibit the discharge from the large anterior horn cells. Voluntary contraction should be attempted at the same time as the electrical stimulation, which is required only until a good voluntary contraction can be performed unaided.

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Re-education of muscle-action

Inability to contract a muscle voluntarily may be the result of prolonged disuse, as in the intrinsic foot muscles in a longstanding flat foot, or of incorrect use, as with the abductor hallucis in hallux valgus. In these circumstances, faradic stimulation may be used to produce contractions and so help to restore the sense of movement. The brain appreciates movements, not muscle actions, so the current should be applied in such a way that it causes the movement that the patient is unable to perform .Active contractions should be attempted at the same time as the electrical stimulation, the treatment being a preliminary to active exercise. It will probably take longer to establish a voluntary contraction than in those cases where inhibition is due to pain or injury but once a satisfactory contraction can be performed electrical stimulation should be discontinued.

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Training a new muscle-action

After tendon transplantation or other reconstruction operations a muscle may be required to perform a different action from that which it previously carried out. A new movement pattern has to be established. The muscle is stimulated with the faradic-type current, so that its new action is performed, and the patient must concentrate on the movement and attempt to assist with voluntary contractions. In this way the new muscle action may be taught, although it will take longer to achieve this than to re-educate an action which the muscle has previously performed.

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āĻŸā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻ¨ āĻŸā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻĒā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻļāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻž āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒā§āĻ¨āĻ°ā§āĻ—āĻ āĻ¨ āĻ•ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ•āĻ˛āĻžāĻĒāĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§‡ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻĒā§‡āĻļā§€āĻ° āĻ†āĻ—ā§‡ āĻ¯āĻž āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ›āĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĨā§‡āĻ•ā§‡ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻ•ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻ¨ā§‡āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§‹āĻœāĻ¨ āĻšāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĨ¤ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻ†āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§‹āĻ˛āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŸāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻšāĻŦā§‡āĨ¤ āĻĒā§‡āĻļā§€ āĻĢā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻĄāĻŋāĻ•-āĻŸāĻžāĻ‡āĻĒ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻŸ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ‰āĻĻā§āĻĻā§€āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻ•ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻ¸āĻžā§āĻšāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ°ā§‹āĻ—ā§€āĻ•ā§‡ āĻ…āĻŦāĻļā§āĻ¯āĻ‡ āĻ¨āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻšāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§‹āĻ¨āĻŋāĻŦā§‡āĻļ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻšāĻŦā§‡ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§‡āĻšā§āĻ›āĻžāĻ¸ā§‡āĻŦā§€ āĻ¸āĻ‚āĻ•ā§‹āĻšāĻ¨ā§‡āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§‡ āĻ¸āĻšāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤āĻž āĻ•āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āĻŸāĻž āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻšāĻŦā§‡āĨ¤ āĻāĻ‡āĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§‡ āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻĒā§‡āĻļā§€ āĻ•ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻļā§‡āĻ–āĻžāĻ¨ā§‹ āĻ¯ā§‡āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§‡, āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋāĻ“ āĻĒā§‡āĻļā§€ āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŦā§‡ āĻ¸āĻžā§āĻšāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ•ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻĒā§āĻ¨āĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ•āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻšā§‡āĻ¯āĻŧā§‡ āĻāĻŸāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻœāĻ¨ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ†āĻ°āĻ“ āĻŦā§‡āĻļāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ˛āĻžāĻ—āĻŦā§‡āĨ¤

Neurapraxia of a motor nerve

In this case impulses from the brain are unable to pass the site of the lesion to reach the muscles supplied by the affected nerve. Consequently voluntary power is reduced or lost. There is, however, no degeneration of the nerve, so that if it is stimulated with faradism below the site of the lesion, impulses pass to the muscles, çausing them to contract. Electrical stimulation is not usually necessary in neurapraxis, as recovery takes place without any marked changes in the muscle tissue.

āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻŽā§‹āĻŸāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ‰āĻ°āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ•ā§āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž

āĻāĻ‡ āĻ•ā§āĻˇā§‡āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§‡ āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ• āĻĨā§‡āĻ•ā§‡ āĻ†āĻ¸āĻž āĻ†āĻŦā§‡āĻ—āĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ¸āĻ°āĻŦāĻ°āĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻĒā§‡āĻļā§€āĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒā§ŒāĻāĻ›āĻžāĻ¨ā§‹āĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ¤ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻ°āĻŽ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ…āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻŽ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻĢāĻ˛āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ°ā§‚āĻĒ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§‡āĻšā§āĻ›āĻžāĻ¸ā§‡āĻŦā§€ āĻļāĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻšā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸ āĻŦāĻž āĻšāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻ¤āĻŦā§‡, āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻ•ā§‹āĻ¨ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ‡, āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ā§‡āĻ° āĻ¨ā§€āĻšā§‡ āĻĢā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻĄāĻŋāĻœāĻŽ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡ āĻ‰āĻĻā§āĻĻā§€āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ˛ā§‡, āĻ†āĻŦā§‡āĻ— āĻĒā§‡āĻļā§€āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻšāĻ˛ā§‡ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§‡āĻ° āĻ¸āĻ‚āĻ•ā§‹āĻšāĻ¨ āĻ˜āĻŸāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ‰āĻ°āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ•ā§āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¸ā§‡ āĻŦā§ˆāĻĻā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ• āĻ‰āĻĻā§āĻĻā§€āĻĒāĻ¨āĻž āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§‹āĻœāĻ¨ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¨āĻž, āĻ•āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻĒā§‡āĻļā§€āĻ° āĻŸāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ•ā§‹āĻ¨ā§‹ āĻ˛āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻŖā§€āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻ›āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ‡ āĻĒā§āĻ¨āĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ° āĻ˜āĻŸā§‡āĨ¤

Severed motor nerve

When a nerve has been severed, degeneration of the axons takes place and there is no longer a satisfactory response to stimuli of short duration. Degeneration takes several days, and for a few days after the injury a muscle contraction may be obtained with the faradic-type current. If this is so, faradism may be used to exercise the muscle so long as a good response is present, but must be replaced by modified as soon as the response begins to weaken.

āĻŦāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻŽā§‹āĻŸāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§

āĻ¯āĻ–āĻ¨ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ¤āĻ–āĻ¨ āĻ…ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ•ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨āĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻ…āĻŦāĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ˜āĻŸā§‡ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ° āĻ‰āĻĻā§āĻĻā§€āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§‹āĻˇāĻœāĻ¨āĻ• āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻ†āĻ° āĻĨāĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤ āĻ…āĻ§āĻƒāĻĒāĻ¤āĻ¨ā§‡ āĻŦā§‡āĻļ āĻ•āĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ• āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ˛āĻžāĻ—ā§‡ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ†āĻ˜āĻžāĻ¤ā§‡āĻ° āĻĒāĻ° āĻ•āĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ• āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§‡āĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĢā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻĄāĻŋāĻ•-āĻŸāĻžāĻ‡āĻĒ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻĒā§‡āĻļā§€ āĻ¸āĻ‚āĻ•ā§‹āĻšāĻ¨ āĻšāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĨ¤ āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ‡ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ¤āĻžāĻšāĻ˛ā§‡ āĻ¯āĻ¤āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻ­āĻžāĻ˛ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻĨāĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ¤āĻ¤āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻĒā§‡āĻļā§€āĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻ•āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĢā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻĄāĻŋāĻœāĻŽ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻ¯ā§‡āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§‡, āĻ¤āĻŦā§‡ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŸāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻšāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻ•āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§‡ āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§‡ āĻ¸āĻ‚āĻļā§‹āĻ§āĻ¨ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻšāĻŦā§‡āĨ¤

Improved venous and lymphatic drainage

Increased venous and lymphatic return is brought about by the pumping action of alternate muscle contraction and relaxation and of joint movement on the veins and lymphatics. The treatment is most effective if the current is applied by the method described as ‘faradism under pressure’. It may be used in the treatment of oedema and sometimes for gravitational ulcers.

āĻ‰āĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻļāĻŋāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ˛āĻŋāĻŽā§āĻĢā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŸāĻŋāĻ• āĻ¨āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāĻļāĻ¨

āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ§āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻļāĻŋāĻ°āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ˛āĻŋāĻŽā§āĻĢā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŸāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻĒā§‡āĻļā§€ āĻ¸āĻ‚āĻ•ā§‹āĻšāĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻļāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāĻ˛āĻ•āĻ°āĻŖā§‡āĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻ•ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻļāĻŋāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ˛āĻŋāĻŽā§āĻĢā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŸāĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻ¸ā§‡āĻ° āĻœāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻŸ āĻ¨āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻšāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŽā§‡ āĻ†āĻ¨āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻšāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¸āĻž āĻ¸āĻŦāĻšā§‡āĻ¯āĻŧā§‡ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻ•āĻ° āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ 'āĻĢā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻĄāĻŋāĻœāĻŽ āĻ†āĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§‡āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°' āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§‡ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻĒāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻŸ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻāĻŸāĻŋ āĻļā§‹āĻĨā§‡āĻ° āĻšāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋā§ŽāĻ¸āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ•āĻ–āĻ¨āĻ“ āĻ•āĻ–āĻ¨āĻ“ āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻˇā§€āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ†āĻ˛āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻ¯ā§‡āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĨ¤

Prevention and loosing of adhesions

When there is effusion into the tissues, adhesions are liable to form, but these can be prevented by keeping structures moving with respect to each other. If adequate active exercise is not possible, electrical stimulation may be used for this purpose. Adhesions which have formed may be stretched and loosened by muscle contractions, scar tissue binding muscles or tendons.

āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°ā§‹āĻ§ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ adhesions āĻšāĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§‹

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Techniques of treatment with faradic-type currents

Various methods of applying faradic-type current can be used, according to the effects required. The techniques used to obtain group muscle will both be described. All techniques include the following preliminary procedures.

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Preparation of apparatus

A low- frequency electronic stimulator with automatic surgery is commonly used, although some physiotherapists prefer a Smart-Bristow faradic coil. The operator should test the apparatus by attaching leads and electrodes to the terminals, holding the two electrodes in a moistened hand, inserting the core if a Smart-Bristow coil is being used, and turning up the current until a mild prickling sensation is experienced and a muscle contraction produced. Describe to the patient the sensation you feel and make sure the patient can see the muscle contraction produced. If the surging is automatic the duration and frequency of the surge should also be tested.

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The active electrode may be a disc-electrode or a small lint pad with a flat plate-electrode. The latter is preferable for large muscles like the quadriceps and glutei, as it is easier to mould to the surface, so obtaining good contact. A flat plate-electrode and lint pad are used for the indifferent electrode, to complete the circuit. The pads consist of at least eight layers of lint, so that they are thick enough to make good contact with the tissues and with the electrode and to absorb any chemicals which might be formed. They should be folded evenly with no creases, or there will be uneven distribution of current and are soaked in warm 1% saline. Tap-water can be used, but the addition rather lower resistance than the tissue fluids. Electrodes should be I coming in contact with the skin and causing uncomfortable concentration of current and possible damage to the tissues from points may become bent and dig into the pad, again causing concentration of current.

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Preparation of the patient

Clothing is removed from the area to be treated and the patient is supported comfortably in a good light. It is important that the patient is warm, otherwise the muscles do not respond well to the stimulation. It is usually easiest to obtain muscle contractions in response to electrical stimulation if the part is supported so that the muscles are in a shortened position. It may, however, be desirable to modify this position according to the effects required. If the aim of treatment is tore-educate a muscle action, the patient may be arranged so that movement is produced when the muscle contracts; e.g. for training the quadriceps the kriee may be arranged in slight flexion so that extension takes place when the muscles are stimulated. In some cases movement can be obtained by supporting the limb in slings during the treatment; e.g. when training the deltoid muscle, movements of the shoulder joint can often be produced if the arm is supported in slings, though rarely from any other position. The joint movement should, however, be avoided if it causes pain, which will inhibit muscle action.

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The skin has a high electrical resistance as the superficial layers, being dry, contain few ions. The resistance is reduced by washing with soap and water to remove the natural oils and moistening with saline immediately before the pads are applied, in order to provide ions. Breaks in the skin cause a marked reduction in resistance which naturally results in concentration of the current and consequent discomfort to the patient. To avoid this, broken skin is protected by a little petroleum jelly covered with a small piece of non-absorbent cotton wool to protect the pad. The indifferent pad should be large to reduce the current density under it to a minimum. This prevents excessive skin stimulation and also reduces the likelihood of unwanted muscle contractions, as it may not be possible to avoid covering the motor points of some muscles. The indifferent electrode may be bandaged or filled with a rubber strap, or body-weight may be sufficient to hold it in position. If the pad is bandaged in position, or if it is liable to come in contact with the patients clothing, it is covered with jaconet ( a kind of plastic sheeting) to protect the bandage or clothing from moisture.

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Stimulation of motor points

This method has the advantage that each muscle performs its own individual action and that optimum contraction of each can be obtained. It may therefore be selected when training a new muscle action or when isolation of one muscle is indicated, the vastus medial is maybe stimulated to overcome a quadriceps lag, or abductor halluces for muscle weakness.

The apparatus and patient should be prepared as previously described. The indifferent electrode is applied and secured in a suitable area. The active electrode may be a disc electrode, which is in the palm of the hand. It is placed over the motor point of the muscle where possible the whole of the operator’s hand should be in contact with the patient’s tissues so that she can feel the strength of the contractions produced. A suitable duration and frequency of surge must be selected. The intensity of the current is gradually increased until a good muscle contraction is obtained at the maximum point of each surge, then the surging is continued to produce alternate contraction and relaxation of the muscle. To re-educate muscle action, voluntary contractions may be attempted at the same time as those produced by the electrical stimulation, and active exercises may be interspersed with the electrical treatment.

The duration of the treatment session is determined by the length of time for which the patient can concentrate on the movement and assist in its production. Muscle fatigue is indicated by weakening of the contraction, but does not occur rapidly with faradic-type stimulation.

The approximate positions of some motor-points are shown. Motor points are frequently at the junction of the upper and middle one-thirds of the fleshy belly of the muscle, although there are exceptions, e.g. the motor point of the vastus medialis, whose nerve enters the lower part of the muscle, is situated a short distance above the knee joint. Deeply placed muscles may be stimulated most satisfactorily where they emerge from beneath the

more superficial ones, e.g. the extensor hallucis longus in the lower one-third of the lower leg.

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Stimulation of muscle groups

Stimulation which makes all the muscles of a group work together is a satisfactory method of re-educating the action of muscles that normally work as a group, such as the quadriceps, the small muscles of the foot, and the muscles of the pelvic floor.

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Quadriceps

Prepare the apparatus and the patient as previously described. Position the patient on a plinth with the affected knee supported in the desired degree of flexion. One electrode and pad (size approximately.12×9 cm) is placed over the femoral nerve in the femoral triangle and either held in position-with a sandbag or bandaged on firmly. The other electrode pad (size 15×8 cm) is placed across the motor point sand held in position by a strap or bandage. Use jaconet to protect clothes and bandage from moisture.

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Select a suitable duration and frequency of surge to gain a good contraction followed by complete relaxation of the muscle. Give several gentle contractions to allow the patient to become accustomed to the current, then increase the intensity gradually until a strong contraction is achieved.

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The patient should be encouraged to contract the muscles voluntarily as the current is applied, and active exercises may be interspersed with the electrotherapy. Once the patient can achieve a voluntary contraction, discontinue the electrical stimulation. This can often be achieved after only one or two treatments.

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Small muscles of the foot

Electrical stimulation by faradic type current may be applied in baths. Water makes perfect contact with the tissues, the encumbrance of pad sand electrodes is avoided, and prolonged soaking reduces the resistance of the skin.

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Prepare the apparatus and patient as previously described Position the patient in sitting on a plinth with the back well supported and the feet on a stool which is covered with a plastic sheet. This position may have to be adapted for older patients or patients with a history of dizziness, but has the advantage that the physiotherapist is able to sit to manipulate the controls of the machine and at the same time observe the muscle contraction achieved. Place the patient’s foot in a bath containing enough warm water to cover the toes.

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Lumbrical muscles and interossei To stimulate the lumbrical muscles, place two electrodes transversely across the bottom of the bath, one under the heel and the other obliquely under the metatarsal heads To stimulate the plantar interossei, place one electrode on each side of the foot at the level of the metatarsal shafts to gain a good contraction followed by complete relaxation of the become accustomed to the current, then increase the intensity to contract the muscles voluntarily with the current. Active exercises may be interspersed with the electrotherapy. Once the patient can achieve a voluntary contraction, discontinue the electrical stimulation.

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Abductor hallucis  Place one electrode under the heel and stimulate the muscle through the motor point using a button electrode Follow the procedure outlined for the lumbrical muscles.

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It may be impracticable to stimulate the small muscle groups of the foot in water if, for example, the patient has a foot infection, pes cavus, or an open unhealed wound. In these cases pads and electrodes may be used as an alternative, in exactly the same positions as previously described.

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Muscles of the pelvic floor

Electrical stimulation can be of considerable assistance in the re-education of these muscles in early cases of prolapse of the pelvic organs and in stress incontinence.

There are various methods of applying the current, but a good contraction of the muscles must be obtained and a vaginal electrode is often the most satisfactory method of achieving this. Voluntary contractions must be attempted at the same time as the electrical stimulation; electrotherapy is an accessory to the exercises, which are an essential part of the treatment.

-Male patients suffering from incontinence following prostatectomy may be treated by a corresponding method using a rectal electrode.

Prepare the apparatus and the patient as previously described. Position the patient in the side-lying position with a pillow between the lower legs. Place a plastic sheet under the patient. The in different electrode, with a large pad, is secured on the lumbosacral region. Sterilized lubrication jelly is rubbed onto the vaginal (or rectal) electrode which is then inserted into the vagina (or rectum). If no vaginal (or rectal) electrode is available or if this site is unusable, place a large button electrode over the urogenital region (or the anal region). Select a suitable duration and frequency of surge to gain a good contraction of muscle, then increase the intensity gradually until a strong contraction is achieved.

N.B. The muscles of the pelvic floor are thin, and fatigue rapidly. The duration of treatment should therefore be short.

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Reduction of limb edema

Electrical stimulation of the muscles that generally act as the muscle pump may be combined with compression and elevation of the limb to increase venous and lymphatic return and so relieve edema. This Prepare the apparatus and the patient as previously described lymphatic return. Contractions of many muscles are required, so place the electrodes and pads (large) so that they cover the motor points of the main muscle groups involved in the muscle pump ,e.g. for the on the plantar aspect of the foot. For the upper limb place electrodes over the flexor aspects of the forearm and the arm. Fix the pads in position firmly, with straps if necessary, and test the contraction produced. Adjust the pads as necessary. Then apply an elastic bandage, starting distally. It should be firm but not too tight. Avoid gaps between the turns of the bandage. The bandage increases the pressure on the vessels when the muscles contract, and as the muscles relax its recoil exerts a further pumping effect. The rate of contraction must be slow, to allow maximum contraction of the muscles. The repetition rate is slow also, to give time for relaxation and to allow the vessels time to refill; typical timing would be two to three minutes’ contraction followed by a rest of five minutes. A total per session of up to fifteen minutes contraction of muscles gives an overall treatment time of approximately 35 minutes. With the limb being edema to us the current may spread in the fluid, and so it may be difficult to obtain contractions by stimulation of motor points. In this case the muscles may be stimulated by another method of application, viz. nerve conduction. For this method of stimulation an indifferent electrode is applied to a convenient area and the active electrode to a point at which the nerve trunk is superficial. The method may also be used if the motor points are inaccessible method of stimulating the muscles of facial expression. For this ear, and one just above the angle of the jaw.

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Interrupted direct current

Interruption is the most usual modification of direct current, the flow of current commencing and ceasing at regular intervals. The rise and fall of intensity may be sudden (rectangular impulses) or gradual(trapezoidal, triangular, and saw-tooth impulses). These impulses are illustrated graphically. The impulses in which the current rises gradually are often termed “selective’, because a contraction of the denervated muscle can often be produced with an intensity of current that is insufficient to stimulate the motor nerves because accommodation occurs. The duration and frequency of the impulses can be adjusted, a duration of Ioo ms being commonly used, although it is often an advantage to increase this to 300 or 600 ms. An impulse of Ioo ms duration requires a frequency of about 30 per minute, but if the duration is increased the frequency must be reduced. The interval between the impulses should never be of shorter duration than the impulses themselves and is usually appreciably longer.

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Some equipment allows for a low-intensity reversed current between the impulses giving so-called depolarized impulses. The passage of a direct current (d.c.) through an electrolyte causes chemical changes to take place at the electrodes. Now that constant d.c. is rarely used the chances of chemical burn are much reduced: there is little danger when using pulsed d.c. and the risk is further reduced by the Circuit for the administration of interrupted direct current the slider of the rheostat can be set anywhere between A (zero current) and B (maximum current). use of depolarized impulses. The reverse wave of current between the impulses reduces the chemical formation, and if the quantity  electricity passed in the reversed current is equal to that in the forward one any chemicals formed are neutralized and the danger of burn eliminated. There is a consequent reduction in irritation of the skin, smoking the treatment more comfortable for the patient.

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Production of interrupted d.c. is usually accomplished in modern apparatus by circuits which employ transistors and timing devices The length of the pulse of electricity produced can be varied by altering the parts of the circuit through which current flows ,and selector switch provides a choice of several different fixed-interval pulses and frequencies. Current is always applied to the patient via a potentiometer as this allows the intensity of current to be turned up from zero.

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Physiological effects of interrupted d.c

Provided that the intensity of current and duration of impulses are adequate, a contraction of denervated muscle can be initiated. The contractions are sluggish, the contraction and relaxation being slower than when the mōtor nerve is stimulated. As denervated muscle tissue has not the same property of accommodation as motor nerves, a current that rises fairly slowly is as effective in producing a contraction as one that rises suddenly. Moreover ,the slowly rising current can often produce a contraction of denervated muscle with a current that is insufficient to stimulate selectively the motor nerve. An impulse with a duration of 1oo ms is the shortest that is generally considered satisfactory for the treatment of denervated muscle, but it is often necessary to lengthen this impulse in order to eliminate contractions of innervated muscles. Both of these factors should be taken into consideration before treating the patient.

āĻ¤āĻŦā§‡ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§‡āĻ° āĻ¤ā§€āĻŦā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§‡āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ•āĻžāĻ˛ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻ˛ā§‡, āĻĄāĻŋāĻ¨āĻžāĻ°āĻ­ā§‡āĻŸā§‡āĻĄ āĻĒā§‡āĻļā§€āĻ° āĻ¸āĻ‚āĻ•ā§‹āĻšāĻ¨ āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻ¯ā§‡āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĨ¤ āĻ¸āĻ‚āĻ•ā§‹āĻšāĻ¨ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻĨāĻ° āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ¸āĻ‚āĻ•ā§‹āĻšāĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻļāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāĻ˛āĻ•āĻ°āĻŖ āĻŽā§‹āĻŸāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ‰āĻĻā§āĻĻā§€āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ“āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻšā§‡āĻ¯āĻŧā§‡ āĻ§ā§€āĻ° āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻ¯ā§‡āĻšā§‡āĻ¤ā§ āĻĄāĻŋāĻ¨āĻžāĻ°āĻ­ā§‡āĻŸā§‡āĻĄ āĻĒā§‡āĻļā§€ āĻŸāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻŽā§‹āĻŸāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ¤ā§‹ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ•āĻ‡ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ‡, āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻ°ā§‹āĻ¤ āĻ¯ā§‡āĻŸāĻŋ āĻŽā§‹āĻŸāĻžāĻŽā§āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ§ā§€āĻ°ā§‡ āĻŦā§ƒāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¤āĻž āĻšāĻ āĻžā§Ž āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡ āĻŦā§‡āĻĄāĻŧā§‡ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ“āĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻ‚āĻ•ā§‹āĻšāĻ¨ āĻ¤ā§ˆāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ¤āĻ¤āĻŸāĻžāĻ‡ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻ•āĻ°āĨ¤ āĻ¤āĻĻā§āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋ, āĻ§ā§€āĻ°ā§‡ āĻ§ā§€āĻ°ā§‡ āĻ•ā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ¸ā§āĻ°ā§‹āĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ‡ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§‡ āĻĄāĻŋāĻ¨āĻžāĻ°āĻ­ā§‡āĻŸā§‡āĻĄ āĻĒā§‡āĻļā§€āĻ° āĻ¸āĻ‚āĻ•ā§‹āĻšāĻ¨ āĻ¤ā§ˆāĻ°āĻŋ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§‡ āĻ¯āĻž āĻŽā§‹āĻŸāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ•ā§‡ āĻŦā§‡āĻ›ā§‡ āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ“āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ…āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ¤āĨ¤ 1oo ms āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ•āĻžāĻ˛ā§‡āĻ° āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ†āĻŦā§‡āĻ— āĻšāĻ˛ āĻ¸āĻŦāĻšā§‡āĻ¯āĻŧā§‡ āĻ•āĻŽ āĻ¯āĻž āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻ¤ āĻĄāĻŋāĻ¨āĻžāĻ°āĻ­ā§‡āĻŸā§‡āĻĄ āĻĒā§‡āĻļā§€āĻ° āĻšāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋā§ŽāĻ¸āĻžāĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§‹āĻˇāĻœāĻ¨āĻ• āĻŦāĻ˛ā§‡ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§‡āĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻĒā§‡āĻļā§€āĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻ¸āĻ‚āĻ•ā§‹āĻšāĻ¨ āĻĻā§‚āĻ° āĻ•āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻļāĻ‡ āĻāĻ‡ āĻ†āĻŦā§‡āĻ— āĻĻā§€āĻ°ā§āĻ˜āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§‹āĻœāĻ¨āĨ¤ āĻ°ā§‹āĻ—ā§€āĻ° āĻšāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¸āĻž āĻ•āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ†āĻ—ā§‡ āĻāĻ‡ āĻ‰āĻ­āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§‡āĻšāĻ¨āĻž āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻ‰āĻšāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤

When interrupted d.c. is applied to the body there is stimulation of sensory nerves. The impulses are of fairly long duration so the effect is rather marked, giving rise to a stabbing or burning sensation. There is reflex dilatation of the superficial blood vessels and consequent erythema of the skin.  Stimulation of motor nerves with interrupted d.c. produces contraction of the muscles supplied. The stimuli are frequently repeated, so each one produces a brisk muscle twitch followed by immediate relaxation. There is therefore little beneficial effect on the muscles.

āĻŦāĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻ˛ā§‡ d.c. āĻļāĻ°ā§€āĻ°ā§‡ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸āĻ‚āĻŦā§‡āĻĻāĻ¨āĻļā§€āĻ˛ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻ‰āĻĻā§āĻĻā§€āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤ āĻ†āĻŦā§‡āĻ—āĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻŽā§‹āĻŸāĻžāĻŽā§āĻŸāĻŋ āĻĻā§€āĻ°ā§āĻ˜ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ° āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ‡ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻŸāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ°āĻ‚ āĻšāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ›ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ•āĻžāĻ˜āĻžāĻ¤ āĻŦāĻž āĻœā§āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¸āĻ‚āĻŦā§‡āĻĻāĻ¨ āĻ¸ā§ƒāĻˇā§āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĨ¤ āĻ‰āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻ—ā§‡āĻ° āĻ°āĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨āĻžāĻ˛ā§€āĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻ°āĻŋāĻĢā§āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ•ā§āĻ¸ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻāĻ° āĻĢāĻ˛ā§‡ āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻ•ā§‡āĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻŋāĻĨā§‡āĻŽāĻž āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ›ā§‡āĨ¤  āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˜ā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻĄāĻŋāĻ¸āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻš āĻŽā§‹āĻŸāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻ‰āĻĻā§āĻĻā§€āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤ āĻ¸āĻ°āĻŦāĻ°āĻžāĻšāĻ•ā§ƒāĻ¤ āĻĒā§‡āĻļā§€āĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻ¸āĻ‚āĻ•ā§‹āĻšāĻ¨ āĻ¤ā§ˆāĻ°āĻŋ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĨ¤ āĻ‰āĻĻā§āĻĻā§€āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻļāĻ‡ āĻĒā§āĻ¨āĻ°āĻžāĻŦā§ƒāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ¤āĻžāĻ‡ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻŸāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻĒā§‡āĻļā§€āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻāĻ•ā§āĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¤ā§ˆāĻ°āĻŋ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§‡ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻŋāĻ• āĻļāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāĻ˛āĻ¤āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ‡ āĻĒā§‡āĻļā§€āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ‰āĻĒāĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§€ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ‡āĨ¤

Indications for use of interrupted  d.c.

The main value of interrupted d.c. lies in its ability to produce contractions of denervated muscles. When a muscle is deprived of its nerve supply, changes in its structure and properties tend to occur. There is marked wasting of the muscle fibres and, if degeneration is of long-standing, they tend to become fibrosed and to lose their properties of irritability, contract ability, extensibility and elasticity. Electrical stimulation of the muscle fibres  cv  may slow down these changes, although no one has ever shown in a controlled experiment that this is so, and it is doubtful whether it is possible to restore the  that this is so, and it is doubtful whether it is possible to restore the muscle bulk or properties by these means once they have been lost. Some authorities consider electrical stimulation unnecessary, as it is only after a considerable period of denervation that irreversible changes take place in the muscle fibres, and lost muscle bulk can restored by exercise once re-innervation occurs.

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If electrical stimulation is used, it must be strong enough to produce a muscle contraction, and an adequate number of contractions must be produced. Three hundred contractions of each muscle are desirable a teach treatment. This is not always possible, either because the muscle becomes fatigued or because, if many muscles are affected, the duration of the treatment would be excessive. Ninety is usually regarded as the minimum number of contractions for treatment to be effective, though if fatigue occurs before this number is reached the treatment time should be shortened

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In the early stages of re-innervation, electrical stimulation may be useful as a means of re-education if the patient cannot get the feel of there covering muscle. One should then use a pulse duration which is comfortable for the patient and gives the best contraction. This may well be a long-duration current, even though the patient has shown voluntary movement. It is important not to assume that because the muscle is recovering, a faradic type of current (short-duration current must be used. In fact a long duration current, say 30 ms, may be more comfortable and more effective.

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Selection of type of impulse

If a good muscle contraction is obtained with a rectangular impulse satisfactory. The difference between the various types of impulse lies in the rectangular impulses the rise is sudden, with the trapezoidal it is slower still, provided that the impulses are of the same duration (see advantages that a contraction of the denervated muscle is often obtained current than that required to stimulate motor nerves so that unwanted contractions of normally innervated muscles in the region are eliminated. In long-standing denervation, a muscle contraction may be obtained with a slowly rising current when there is no longer any response to a rectangular impulse.

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When various types of impulse are available it is advisable to attempt stimulation with each in order to ascertain which produces the most satisfactory contraction. It is often found that the more long-standing the denervation the slower the rise in intensity of current that is required.

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Duration of impulse

An impulse of at least 1oo ms is necessary in order to ensure that all the denervated muscle fibres are stimulated: if shorter impulses are used some of the muscle fibres may fail to contract. When attempting to eliminate contractions of normally innervated muscles or to stimulate a muscle which has been denervated for some time, it is usually necessary to increase the duration of the impulses to 300 or 600 ms.

āĻ†āĻŦā§‡āĻ—ā§‡āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ•āĻžāĻ˛

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                    Techniques of treatment with interrupted d.c.

Methods of application

When applying modified d.c., the aim of treatment is direct stimulation of the muscle fibres, therefore the treatment must be arranged so that the current passes through all the fibres of the muscle. There are various methods of achieving this.

āĻŦāĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ¤ āĻĄāĻŋāĻ¸āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻš āĻšāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻ° āĻ•ā§ŒāĻļāĻ˛

āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§‹āĻ—ā§‡āĻ° āĻĒāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻ¤āĻŋ

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One pad may be fixed over the origin of the muscle group, and each muscle stimulated in turn with the active electrode. The active electrode is a disc or small pad which is either held over the lower end of the fleshy belly of the muscle to be stimulated or stroked slowly down it (labile technique). Moving the electrode over the muscle ensures that the current passes through the maximum number of fibres. There is also less irritation of the skin when the active electrode is held in the same position throughout. Both these method shave the advantages that the current can be regulated to produce the optimum contraction of each muscle, and that each muscle is rested while other muscles of the group are being stimulated. They suffer from the disadvantage that if there are many muscles to be stimulated it is not practicable to produce a large number of contractions of each.

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As an alternative two disc electrodes may be used, one placed over each end of the muscle to be stimulated. This method is useful for the stimulation of deeply placed muscles which are difficult to isolate such as the extensor pollicis longus ,but it is difficult for the operator to hold both electrodes and at the same time to regulate the current intensity. The two pads may be fixed (stabile technique), one over the origin and the other over the lower end of the muscle group to be stimulated. Provided that all the muscles contract equally, this method as the advantage that it permits a large number of contractions to be elicited. However, great care must be taken that all the muscles contract satisfactorily. There may also be a tendency for current to leak on to surrounding innervated muscles, but their contraction can usually be eliminated by the use of selective impulses of adequate duration. Another technique which may be convenient is to apply an active pad which completely covers the muscle or group of muscles to be stimulated, the circuit being completed with a large directing or indifferent electrode. This method is satisfactory, for example, for the muscles of the shoulder girdle, when an indifferent electrode can be placed on the upper part of the anterior chest wall and a pad with a plate electrode held over each of the muscles in turn.\

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Preparation of equipment

The apparatus is tested and the other equipment prepared as for the treatments previously described. Make sure that the coverings of the disc electrodes and the pads consist of at least eight layers of lint. This is because it is possible to get a chemical burn with long-duration pulses if the treatment is given at the same spot for long periods of time, particularly if the current selected is without the reverse wave of current between the impulses (i.e. it is not depolarized). No metal should be allowed to come into contact with the patient’s tissues.

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Preparation of the patient

The skin is prepared by washing and protecting abrasions as for other electrical treatments, It is often an advantage to soak the part in warm water before the treatment to lower the resistance of the skin and to warm the muscles, although if there is extensive loss of sensation care must be taken that the water is not too hot. Contractions are obtained most easily if the part is supported so that the muscles to be stimulated are in a shortened position. Alternatively, the current may be applied with the muscles in a partly lengthened position: this should only be done if the contractions produced are sufficiently strong to cause shortening of the muscle and so joint movement. If this is achieved the load opposing the muscle action should increase the beneficial effects. It is usually possible to produce movement only in the smaller joints, e.g. the wrist.

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Application of interrupted d.c.

Muscle contractions are often obtained most easily if the active electrode is connected to the anode, but this is not always the case. Each patient should be tested to determine whether the anode or the cathode produces the better response, and the more effective pole used for the active electrode.

When the electrodes have been applied the intensity of current is increased until a good muscle contraction is obtained. A large number of contractions is desirable, but any sign of fatigue, such as weakening of the contraction, is an indication for limiting the length of the treatment. Contractions are usually produced in groups, allowing rest periods between.

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Electro diagnosis

Changes in electrical reactions

When there is disease or injury of motor nerves or muscles, alterations are liable to occur in their response to electrical stimulation. The altered electrical reactions may be of considerable assistance in diagnosing the type and extent of the lesion.

Reduction or loss of voluntary power of a muscle may be due to:

I. A lesion of the upper motor neuron.

2. A lesion of the lower motor neuron.

3. Damage to the muscle itself.

4. A fault at the neuromuscular junction.

5. A functional disorder.

āĻ‡āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ•ā§āĻŸā§āĻ°ā§‹ āĻ°ā§‹āĻ— āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻ¯āĻŧ

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āĻ¯āĻ–āĻ¨ āĻŽā§‹āĻŸāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§‡āĻļā§€āĻ° āĻ°ā§‹āĻ— āĻŦāĻž āĻ†āĻ˜āĻžāĻ¤ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•ā§‡, āĻ¤āĻ–āĻ¨ āĻŦā§ˆāĻĻā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ• āĻ‰āĻĻā§āĻĻā§€āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻ˜āĻŸāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĨ¤ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻŦā§ˆāĻĻā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ• āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ¤ā§‡āĻ° āĻ§āĻ°āĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡ āĻ¯āĻĨā§‡āĻˇā§āĻŸ āĻ¸āĻšāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ• āĻšāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĨ¤

āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻĒā§‡āĻļā§€āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§‡āĻšā§āĻ›āĻžāĻ¸ā§‡āĻŦā§€ āĻļāĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻšā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸ āĻŦāĻž āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻ•āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻšāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§‡:

I. āĻ‰āĻĒāĻ°ā§‡āĻ° āĻŽā§‹āĻŸāĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ‰āĻ°ā§‹āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ° āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĨ¤

2. āĻ¨āĻŋāĻŽā§āĻ¨ āĻŽā§‹āĻŸāĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ‰āĻ°ā§‹āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ° āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĨ¤

3. āĻĒā§‡āĻļā§€ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻœā§‡āĻ‡ āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻŋ.

4. āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ‰āĻ°ā§‹āĻŽāĻžāĻ¸āĻ•ā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻ‚āĻ¯ā§‹āĻ—ā§‡ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻŸāĻŋāĨ¤

5. āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻ•āĻ°ā§€ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ§āĻŋāĨ¤

The parts of the motor pathway that are normally accessible for electrical stimulation are the lower motor neuron below its exit from the vertebral canal and the muscle itself, but not the anterior horn cell or the upper motor neuron.

āĻŽā§‹āĻŸāĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻĨāĻ“āĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ° āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļāĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻ¤ āĻŦā§ˆāĻĻā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ• āĻ‰āĻĻā§āĻĻā§€āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ…ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ•ā§āĻ¸ā§‡āĻ¸āĻ¯ā§‹āĻ—ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¤āĻž āĻšāĻ˛ āĻ¨ā§€āĻšā§‡āĻ° āĻŽā§‹āĻŸāĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ‰āĻ°āĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻž āĻŽā§‡āĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŖā§āĻĄā§‡āĻ° āĻ–āĻžāĻ˛ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒā§‡āĻļā§€ āĻĨā§‡āĻ•ā§‡ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ•āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¨ā§€āĻšā§‡ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•ā§‡, āĻ¤āĻŦā§‡ āĻ…āĻ—ā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§€ āĻšāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¸ā§‡āĻ˛ āĻŦāĻž āĻ‰āĻĒāĻ°ā§‡āĻ° āĻŽā§‹āĻŸāĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ‰āĻ°āĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤

Upper motor-neuron lesions

When there is a lesion of the upper motor neuron, there are no changes in the lower motor neuron or muscle (i.e. in the accessible part of the more or pathway) which would lead to altered electrical reactions. Consequently, a normal type of response is obtained with electrical stimulation, although sometimes the nerve and muscle are hyper-excitable and react to a lower intensity of current than that normally required.

āĻ‰āĻĒāĻ°ā§‡āĻ° āĻŽā§‹āĻŸāĻ°-āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ‰āĻ°āĻ¨ āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ¤

āĻ¯āĻ–āĻ¨ āĻ‰āĻĒāĻ°ā§‡āĻ° āĻŽā§‹āĻŸāĻ°-āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ‰āĻ°ā§‹āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ° āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ¤ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•ā§‡, āĻ¤āĻ–āĻ¨ āĻ¨ā§€āĻšā§‡āĻ° āĻŽā§‹āĻŸāĻ°-āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ‰āĻ°āĻ¨ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§‡āĻļā§€āĻ¤ā§‡ (āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻžā§Ž āĻ†āĻ°āĻ“ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒāĻĨā§‡āĻ° āĻ…ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ•ā§āĻ¸ā§‡āĻ¸āĻ¯ā§‹āĻ—ā§āĻ¯ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļā§‡) āĻ•ā§‹āĻ¨ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¨āĻž āĻ¯āĻž āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻŦā§ˆāĻĻā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ• āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻĢāĻ˛āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ°ā§‚āĻĒ, āĻŦā§ˆāĻĻā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ• āĻ‰āĻĻā§āĻĻā§€āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŽā§‡ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ§āĻ°āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻ“āĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋāĻ“ āĻ•āĻ–āĻ¨āĻ“ āĻ•āĻ–āĻ¨āĻ“ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒā§‡āĻļā§€āĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ…āĻ¤āĻŋ-āĻ‰āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§‡āĻœāĻ• āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§‡ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§‹āĻœāĻ¨ā§‡āĻ° āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ•āĻŽ āĻ¤ā§€āĻŦā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻĻā§‡āĻ–āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤

Lower motor-neurone lesions

Damage to a lower motor-neurone may involve either the anterior horn cell or the fibres of the nerve roots or peripheral nerves. Lesions involving the nerve-fibres can be classified into three groups: neurapraxia, axonotmesis and neurotmesis.

āĻ¨āĻŋāĻŽā§āĻ¨ āĻŽā§‹āĻŸāĻ°-āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ‰āĻ°āĻ¨ āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ¤

āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻŽā§āĻ¨ āĻŽā§‹āĻŸāĻ°-āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ‰āĻ°ā§‹āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ° āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ…āĻ—ā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§€ āĻļāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻ•ā§‹āĻˇ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻļāĻŋāĻ•āĻĄāĻŧ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§‡āĻ°āĻŋāĻĢā§‡āĻ°āĻžāĻ˛ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻ¤āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻœāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĨ¤ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§-āĻ¤āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻœāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ¤ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ—ā§āĻ°ā§āĻĒā§‡ āĻļā§āĻ°ā§‡āĻŖā§€āĻŦāĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻ¯ā§‡āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§‡: āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ‰āĻ°āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ•ā§āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻ…ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ•ā§āĻ¸ā§‹āĻ¨ā§‹āĻŸāĻŽā§‡āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¸ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ‰āĻ°ā§‹āĻŸāĻŽā§‡āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¸āĨ¤

I. Neurapraxia (first-degree injury) is a condition in which bruising or pressure renders the nerve incapable of conducting impulses past the site of the lesion, but the damage is not severe enough to caused generation of the fibres. If the electrical reactions are tested on the affected muscles a normal type of response is obtained, but there is loss of response to a stimulus applied to the nerve trunk above the lesion.

1. āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ‰āĻ°āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ•ā§āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž (āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĨāĻŽ-āĻĄāĻŋāĻ—ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻ‡āĻ¨āĻœā§āĻ°āĻŋ) āĻšāĻ˛ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž āĻ¯ā§‡āĻ–āĻžāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ¤ āĻŦāĻž āĻšāĻžāĻĒ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ•ā§‡ āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ¤ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ā§‡āĻ° āĻ†āĻ—ā§‡ āĻ†āĻŦā§‡āĻ— āĻ¸āĻžā§āĻšāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ…āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻŽ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡, āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĢāĻžāĻ‡āĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻ¤ā§ˆāĻ°āĻŋāĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¯āĻĨā§‡āĻˇā§āĻŸ āĻ—ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻ¨āĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻĒā§‡āĻļā§€āĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻŦā§ˆāĻĻā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ• āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻ°ā§€āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻž āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¤āĻŦā§‡ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ§āĻ°āĻŖā§‡āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻ“āĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ¤āĻŦā§‡ āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ¤ā§‡āĻ° āĻ‰āĻĒāĻ°ā§‡ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŸā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ•ā§‡ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻ‰āĻĻā§āĻĻā§€āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻšā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤

2. Axonotmesis (second-degree injury) is liable to occur if the lesion is more severe. Degeneration of the axons takes place, the sheath of the nerve remaining intact. An example of this type of lesion may be observed in a radial nerve palsy associated with fractured shaft of thehumerus. Once the nerve fibres have degenerated, alterations in the electrical reactions occur.

 āĻ…ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ•ā§āĻ¸ā§‹āĻ¨ā§‹āĻŸāĻŽā§‡āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¸ (āĻ¸ā§‡āĻ•ā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻĄ-āĻĄāĻŋāĻ—ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻ‡āĻ¨āĻœā§āĻ°āĻŋ) āĻ˜āĻŸāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§‡ āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ¤ āĻ†āĻ°āĻ“ āĻ—ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻ…ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ•ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨āĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻ…āĻŦāĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ˜āĻŸā§‡, āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻ†āĻŦāĻ°āĻŖ āĻ…āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ¤ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•ā§‡āĨ¤ āĻĨāĻŋāĻ‰āĻŽā§‡āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸ā§‡āĻ° āĻĢāĻžāĻŸāĻ˛āĻ¯ā§āĻ•ā§āĻ¤ āĻļā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĢā§āĻŸā§‡āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§‡ āĻ¯ā§āĻ•ā§āĻ¤ āĻ°ā§‡āĻĄāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ˛ āĻ¨āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ­ āĻĒāĻ˛āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻāĻ‡ āĻ§āĻ°āĻŖā§‡āĻ° āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ¤ā§‡āĻ° āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ‰āĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ āĻ˛āĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āĻ¯ āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻ¯ā§‡āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĨ¤ āĻāĻ•āĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻ¨āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ­ āĻĢāĻžāĻ‡āĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧāĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻ˛ā§‡, āĻŦā§ˆāĻĻā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻ˜āĻŸā§‡āĨ¤

3. Neurotmesis (third-degree injury) is severing of the nerve sheath and fibres. The fibres degenerate below the site of the lesion, causing the same alterations in the electrical reactions as axonotmesis. The condition is, however, more serious, as suture of the nerve is necessary before satisfactory regeneration of the nerve can take place. A lesion of this type would be observed if the ulnar nerve were severed by a cut on the front of the wrist.

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-All these types of nerve lesion may be partial or complete, and there may be a combination of two of them, e.g. neurapraxia and axonotmesis. If all the nerve fibres supplying a muscle degenerate, the reactions characterizing complete denervation are observed, while if only some of the fibres degenerate the reaction is that of partial denervation.

āĻāĻ‡ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻ§āĻ°āĻŖā§‡āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ¤ āĻ†āĻ‚āĻļāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻž āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻšāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§‡ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§‡āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻŸāĻŋāĻ° āĻ¸āĻ‚āĻŽāĻŋāĻļā§āĻ°āĻŖ āĻšāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§‡, āĻ¯ā§‡āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ‰āĻ°āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ•ā§āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ…ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ•ā§āĻ¸ā§‹āĻ¨ā§‹āĻŸāĻŽā§‡āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¸āĨ¤ āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻĒā§‡āĻļā§€ āĻ¸āĻ°āĻŦāĻ°āĻžāĻšāĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§€ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¤āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧāĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ¤āĻŦā§‡ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻšā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸ā§‡āĻ° āĻŦā§ˆāĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻŸā§āĻ¯āĻ¯ā§āĻ•ā§āĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻ˛āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ¯āĻ–āĻ¨ āĻļā§āĻ§ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻ•āĻŋāĻ›ā§ āĻĢāĻžāĻ‡āĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧāĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¤āĻŦā§‡ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŸāĻŋ āĻ†āĻ‚āĻļāĻŋāĻ• āĻšā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸ā§‡āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĨ¤

The reactions observed in lesions of the anterior horn cells depend on the extent of the damage. If the severity of the lesion is such that there is degeneration of the nerve fibres, the reactions of denervation are observed. If all the nerve cells supplying a muscle are affected, there action is that of complete denervation, while if only a proportion of the cells are involved the reaction is that of partial denervation. In less severe lesions degeneration of the nerve fibres does not occur, and there actions are normal.

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Defects of the neuromuscular junction

Occasionally, as in the disease myasthenia gravis, reduction of voluntary power is due to faulty conduction at the neuromuscular junction. Methods other than electrical stimulation provide the most satisfactory aids to diagnosis of such conditions.\

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āĻŽāĻžāĻā§‡ āĻŽāĻžāĻā§‡, āĻŽāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§‡āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻ—ā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¸ āĻ°ā§‹āĻ—ā§‡āĻ° āĻŽāĻ¤ā§‹, āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ‰āĻ°ā§‹āĻŽāĻžāĻ¸āĻ•ā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻ‚āĻ¯ā§‹āĻ—ā§‡ āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻŸāĻŋāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ¸āĻžā§āĻšāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ° āĻ•āĻžāĻ°āĻŖā§‡ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§‡āĻšā§āĻ›āĻžāĻ¸ā§‡āĻŦā§€ āĻļāĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻšā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻŦā§ˆāĻĻā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ• āĻ‰āĻĻā§āĻĻā§€āĻĒāĻ¨āĻž āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ¤ā§€āĻ¤ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻ‡ āĻœāĻžāĻ¤ā§€āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸āĻŦāĻšā§‡āĻ¯āĻŧā§‡ āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§‹āĻˇāĻœāĻ¨āĻ• āĻ¸āĻšāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĨ¤

Muscle lesions

If reduction of voluntary power is due to weakness or disease of the muscle and there is no degeneration of the motor nerve, the reactions to electrical stimulation are of normal type but are reduced in strength. Should the lesion be so severe that there is complete loss of muscle tissue, there will be no response to electrical stimulation. This absence of response may occur in such conditions as is chemic contracture or in the advanced stages of the myopathies, or may be due to fibrosis of muscles in longstanding denervation.

āĻĒā§‡āĻļā§€āĻ° āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ¤

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Functional disorders

Loss of voluntary power may be due to hysterical paralysis, in which case there is no alteration in the electrical reactions.

āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻ•āĻ°ā§€ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ§āĻŋ

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Stages of denervation

When a nerve fibre is severed, Wallerian degeneration takes place below the site of the lesion, and above it as far as the first node of Ranvier. This degeneration may take as long as fourteen days to become complete. If the nerve is stimulated below the site of the lesion before degeneration has taken place, an impulse is initiated and a normal response of the muscle produced. Because of this, it may not be possible to make a full assessment of the lesion until three weeks often a suspected nerve injury, by which time any nerve fibres that have been severed will have degenerated. Tests carried out before this date can, however, provide useful information.

āĻĄāĻŋāĻ¨āĻžāĻ°āĻ­ā§‡āĻļāĻ¨ā§‡āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ

āĻ¯āĻ–āĻ¨ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĢāĻžāĻ‡āĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ¤āĻ–āĻ¨ āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ¤ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ā§‡āĻ° āĻ¨ā§€āĻšā§‡ āĻ“āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ˛ā§‡āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ˜āĻŸā§‡ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻāĻ° āĻ‰āĻĒāĻ°ā§‡ āĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻ¨ā§‹āĻĄ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĨ¤ āĻāĻ‡ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻšāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻšā§ŒāĻĻā§āĻĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§‡āĻ° āĻŽāĻ¤ā§‹ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ˛āĻžāĻ—āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĨ¤ āĻ…āĻ§āĻƒāĻĒāĻ¤āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ° āĻ†āĻ—ā§‡ āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ¤ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ā§‡āĻ° āĻ¨ā§€āĻšā§‡ āĻ‰āĻĻā§āĻĻā§€āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ¤āĻžāĻšāĻ˛ā§‡ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ†āĻŦā§‡āĻ— āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒā§‡āĻļā§€āĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻ¤ā§ˆāĻ°āĻŋ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻāĻ‡ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°āĻŖā§‡, āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻš āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ‡ āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§‡āĻšāĻœāĻ¨āĻ• āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ†āĻ˜āĻžāĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻž āĻšāĻ“āĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻŸāĻŋāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻŽā§‚āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻ­āĻŦ āĻ¨āĻžāĻ“ āĻšāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§‡, āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻŦāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¤āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧāĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻŦā§‡āĨ¤ āĻ¤āĻŦā§‡ āĻāĻ‡ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ–ā§‡āĻ° āĻ†āĻ—ā§‡ āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻĒāĻ°ā§€āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻžāĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻĻāĻ°āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§€ āĻ¤āĻĨā§āĻ¯ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĨ¤

If a normal motor nerve trunk is stimulated with a current of adequate intensity, there is contraction of all the muscles it supplies beyond the point of stimulation. If, however, there is degeneration of the nerve fibres this response is reduced or lost, and the changes become evident three or four days after the injury. Changes in the reactions obtained on stimulation over the muscles may be observed before the end of the first week, and indicate that the nerve is degenerating, although the ultimate extent of the degeneration cannot be assessed at this stage. A reaction indicating partial denervation shows that some of the nerve fibres have degenerated but does not indicate how many more are still in the process of degeneration, or whether the denervation will ultimately become complete. If, however, the reaction of complete denervation is obtained, the severity of the lesion is immediately apparent.

āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻŽā§‹āĻŸāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŸā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ• āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ¤ āĻ¤ā§€āĻŦā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ°ā§‹āĻ¤ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ‰āĻĻā§āĻĻā§€āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ¤āĻŦā§‡ āĻ‰āĻĻā§āĻĻā§€āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻ‡āĻ°ā§‡ āĻāĻŸāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻ°āĻŦāĻ°āĻžāĻš āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻĒā§‡āĻļā§€āĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻ¸āĻ‚āĻ•ā§‹āĻšāĻ¨ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻ¤āĻŦā§‡, āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¤āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻ…āĻŦāĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¤āĻŦā§‡ āĻāĻ‡ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻšā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸ āĻŦāĻž āĻšāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ†āĻ˜āĻžāĻ¤ā§‡āĻ° āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻž āĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻĒāĻ°ā§‡ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨āĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āĻŸ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡ āĻ“āĻ ā§‡āĨ¤ āĻĒā§‡āĻļā§€āĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻ‰āĻĒāĻ° āĻ‰āĻĻā§āĻĻā§€āĻĒāĻ¨āĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨āĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻ¸āĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻšā§‡āĻ° āĻļā§‡āĻˇā§‡āĻ° āĻ†āĻ—ā§‡ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻ˛āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§‡ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻāĻŸāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§‡āĻļ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡ āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻšāĻšā§āĻ›ā§‡, āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋāĻ“ āĻāĻ‡ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ° āĻšā§‚āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤ āĻ†āĻ‚āĻļāĻŋāĻ• āĻĄāĻŋāĻ¨āĻžāĻ°āĻ­ā§‡āĻļāĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§‡āĻļ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻĻā§‡āĻ–āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ›ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¤āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻ…āĻŦāĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ›ā§‡ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¤āĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§‡āĻļ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡ āĻ¨āĻž āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ†āĻ°āĻ“ āĻ•āĻ¤āĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻ–āĻ¨āĻ“ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ•ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ†āĻ›ā§‡, āĻŦāĻž āĻ…āĻŦāĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻļā§‡āĻˇ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻšāĻŦā§‡ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ‡āĻšā§‹āĻ•, āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻĄāĻŋāĻ¨āĻžāĻ°āĻ­ā§‡āĻļāĻ¨ā§‡āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻ“āĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ¤āĻŦā§‡ āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ¤ā§‡āĻ° āĻ¤ā§€āĻŦā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻž āĻ…āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛āĻŽā§āĻŦā§‡ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āĻŸ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤

Strength-duration curves

The plotting of strength-duration curves, which indicate the strength of impulses of various durations required to produce contraction in a muscle, is the most satisfactory method at present available for the routine testing of electrical reactions in peripheral nerve lesions. The advantages of this method of testing electrical reactions are that it is simple and reliable and indicates the proportion of denervation, while a series of tests shows changes in the condition. Its disadvantages are that in large muscles only a proportion of the fibres may respond so that the full picture is not clearly shown, and that it does not indicate the site of the nerve lesion. However, the site may be determined by testing nerve conduction.

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Apparatus

The apparatus used for obtaining strength-duration curves supplies rectangular impulses of different durations. Both the form and the duration of the impulses must be accurate, so it is necessary to use a stimulator specially designed for muscle testing, and the apparatus should be checked at regular intervals to ensure satisfactory working. Impulses with durations of    0.01,0.03, 0.I, 0.3, I, 3, I0, 30 and 1oo ms are required.

The stimulator may be of either the constant-current or the constant-voltage type. The differences between these two types of stimulators are beyond the scope of this book, but the former records the intensity of current used, the latter the voltage. Recent work indicates that the differences in the results obtained with the two types of stimulator have in the past been overestimated. The constant current stimulator was thought to produce more accurate results, but the constant-voltage stimulator is rather more comfortable for the patient. The discomfort of both types of stimulators can be minimized by ensuring that the skin resistance is as low as possible.

Before the current is applied, the skin resistance is reduced by washing and soaking in warm water and any abrasions are protected. The patient must be warm, fully supported and in a good light. An indifferent electrode may be applied to some convenient area, usually on the midline of the body or over the origin of the muscle group, and the active electrode over the fleshy part of the muscle. Alternatively two small electrodes may be used, one over each end of the muscle belly. In either case the active electrodes should be fairly small in order that the muscles may be isolated from each other.

Current is applied, using the longest stimulus first, and increased until the minimum observable contraction is obtained.

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