The difference between electric and electronic?

Question

I know that electronic devices have things like transistors and diodes in them...but something else? Any other difference?

Answer 1

according to my teacher, the difference between the two is the amount of power involved.. electrical engineering tackles large amount of power, perhaps generation, while electronic is more on small amounts of power.

Answer 2

'Electronic' is specifically involved in systems involving solid state or (for the old-school guys) vacuum electronics devices and systems.

Electric incorporates all things having to do with electric fields or electric charge.

Electrical engineering covers the full range of electrical and magnetic related phenomena, including

energy generation, delivery, and consumption;

electromagnetics & optics

electronics (both analog and digital, both small signal and power electronics)

control systems and control theory

electromechanical energy conversion

circuit theory

communications systems & theory

computers systems (for the newbies)

It is not appropriate to try to segregate them by voltages, since there are plenty of instances where electronics are high voltage and 'electrical' is low voltage.

Answer 3

electric       .... use the higher voltages of AC and inductor capicitor and resistor used only analog signal used

electronic ...........deals with DC where analog and digital both signal used

Answer 4

electric is more of thing electronic is more of a type etc the electric bills are high or did you get the electronic type car.....also electric is something of a substance you can't see it but it is a sort of invisible substance....lol i know lame  ....electronic is more of a sort of type of thing like a electronic car....lame sorry

Answer 5

Your description of electonics is pretty good.  "Devices that use solid-state components such as transistors, diodes, integrated circuits, etc."

Measurements are usually taken with voltages less than 12 volts and current in milliamps.

Electric devices usually involve voltages in excess of 100 volts, current is measured in amperes, and substantially more power.

There are always exceptions such as a simple electric flashlight  or the 12 volts used to power an old car that does not have electonic ignition or other electonics.

I don't think there is a clear definition to divide the two.