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Most transistors have three leads. This is true even in power transistors which use the external case or housing to connect to the collector, because the circuit which uses the power transistor must still use three wires to connect to it.

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For a bipolar junction transistor:

* Emitter * Collector * Base

For a field-effect transistor:

* Drain * Source * Gate

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resistors have two leads. the two leads are electrically identical, it doesn't matter which way arround you connect the risistor, the circuit can't tell the difference.

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Emitter, Base, Collector.

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