There are many parts of electrical circuts but the basic ones are:
Resistors,
Capacitators,
LED's,
Transistors,
Inductors,
Integrated circuts,
Switches,
and Batteries.
All of these components have their own symbols and are shown below:
A resistor limits the flow of electricity in a circut.
Capacitators store electric charge in an electric field.
A LED is a diode that emitts light when activated. LED stands for light emmiting diode.
A transistor is a device that can work as an amplifier. E.g. to amplify music or to work as a switch to regulate electrical current flow. There is more information on transisters at Transistors
An inductor is pretty much a coiled wire, that can carry electrical current flows. It does so with the use of a magnetic field.
An integrated circut is a circut where many small parts e.g. resistors and switches are placed on a 'chip' made of a semiconductor metal.
Switches are used to control and interupt the flow of electrons in a circut.
A Battery uses chemical reactions which builds up electrons to start a flow of an electric current.
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