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Transmitter and Receiver Challenge Glossary

 

Electrons - Negatively charged particles.


Buzzer - A rapidly switching electromagnet.


Electromagnet - A coil of wire.


Crystal set - It is called a crystal set because one of the important components in the radio was actually a crystal of a mineral called Galena.


Tuned circuit - It tunes the radio.


 

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