Yes it was the time of the great divide in my school science education when the physics teacher moved from teaching direct current (DC - which seemed to be going somewhere) to alternating current (AC - which seemed to be going nowhere 50 times a second).
The only time the school chemist, other than putting the plug in the mains, has to use AC electricity is during the study of the conductivity of solutions, a topic long gone from the UK A-level syllabus. Physicists talk of electrical resistance and the chemist of electrical conductivity – great cooperation there.
The only time the school chemist, other than putting the plug in the mains, has to use AC electricity is during the study of the conductivity of solutions, a topic long gone from the UK A-level syllabus. Physicists talk of electrical resistance and the chemist of electrical conductivity – great cooperation there.