You Cannot Fire a Gun Softly, or Flush a Toilet

question 2

Multiple Choice

You cannot fire a gun softly, or flush a toilet halfway. Like an action potential, gunfire and a toilet's flush follow the __________ law.

• A)this-or-that
• B)is-or-ain't
• C)all-or-none
• D)binary response

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Definitions:

Synchronous Speed

The speed of the rotating magnetic field of an AC induction motor.

Squirrel-Cage Rotor

The rotor of an AC induction motor constructed by connecting metal bars together at each end.

Rotor Bars

Conductive bars typically found in the rotor of an induction motor, which carry current to produce a magnetic field that interacts with the stator field.

Starting Torque

The torque an electric motor generates to start a load moving.