2c Energy and Voltage in Circuits Flashcards

1
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What is current?

A

The rate of flow of charge

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What is current measured in?

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Current is measured in amperes (amps) which have symbol A

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What can you conclude about the current in a series circuit?

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The current in a series circuit is always the same at all positions no matter where you measure from

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What can you conclude about the current in parallel branches?

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  • Current splits at junctions and adds up at junctions to give the total current
  • Total current into a junction = total current out
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5
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What is the equation for charge?

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Charge = Currant x Time
Q = IxE

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What is charge, current and time measured in?

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Charge - Coulomb - C
Current - Amps - A
Time - Seconds - S

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7
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What is voltage?

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Voltage is energy transferred per unit charge

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What happens when there is a higher voltage of battery?

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So the higher the voltage of a battery, the more energy it gives to the electrons, the higher the voltage across a bulb, the more energy it takes from electrons

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9
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What do we measure voltage by?

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We measure voltage using a voltmeter, connected is parallel
The units of voltage are Volts

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What conclusion can you make about the voltage is series circuits

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The sum of voltage across each component adds up to the voltage in the battery

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What conclusion can you make about the voltage in parallel circuits?

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The voltage in the bulbs is similar/same to the voltage in the battery

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What is the current and voltage in series circuits?

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Current is the same at all points in a series circuit but splits at junctions in parallel circuits

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13
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What is current and voltage in parallel circuits?

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Voltage is split across components in series but is the same across parallel branches

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14
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What is resistance?

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  • Resistance is the opposition that an electrical device has to the flow of electrical current.
  • The higher the resistance the lower the current
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What is the equation for resistance?

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Resistance = voltage/current

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What is resistance measured in?

17
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How is the voltage and current affected in a fixed resistor/metal wire?

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  • Straight line through origin: the wire or resistor obey’s Ohm’s law which states that the current is proportional to the voltage
  • Graph same in both directions because reversing the voltage changes the direction of the current but not its size
  • The straight line is only produced if the temperature of the resistor/wire does not change. If the wire/resistor gets hotter its resistance increases
18
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How is voltage and current affected in a filament bulb?

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  • As the current across the bulb increases, its temperature rises
  • The resistance of the bulb increases as the temperature increases
  • So the bulb does not obey Ohm’s Law as current is not proportional to voltage
19
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What is the equation for energy transferred?

A

energy transferred = charge x voltage
E=Q x V (J per coulomb=C x V)
or
voltage = energy transferred/charge

20
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What is potential difference?

A
  • Is a measure of energy, per unit charge, transferred between 2 points in a circuit
  • Measured using a voltmeter
21
Q

What is an LDR?

A
  • An LDR is an electric component whose resistance varies with light intensity
22
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What is a thermistor?

A
  • A thermistor is an electric component whose resistance varies with temperature
23
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How is resistance affected by a thermistor?

A
  • Resistance decreases when temperature increases
24
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How is resistance affected by an LDR?

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  • Resistance decreases when the light intensity increases
25
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How is current affected by a thermistor?

A

The higher the temperature, the higher the current

26
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How is current affected by an LDR?

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The higher the illumination, the higher the current

27
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Why is the current in a solid metallic conductor is a flow of negatively charged electrons?

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  • The current in a solid metallic conductor is a flow of negatively charged electrons (sea of delocalized electrons).
  • It is conserved at a junction because this is where it splits in a parallel circuit.
  • So the total amount flowing into the junction is equal to the amount flowing out.