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Basic Ohm's Law 002 Flashcards

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What is voltage?

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the charge (electron) “pusher.” Voltage causes current to flow/move.

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2
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List sources of voltage

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Battery
Generator
Outlets

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What is the symbol for voltage?

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V

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What is the unit for voltage?

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Unit for voltage = Volts (V)

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Who was Alessandro Volta

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Italian physicist
known especially for the invention of the electrochemical cell, aka the battery in 1800.
1745-1827

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What is current?

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flow of charge (electrons) within a conductor or how fast charge is moving.

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7
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What is the symbol for current?

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Symbol for Current = I

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What is the unit for current?

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Unit for Current = Amps (I)

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Who was André Ampère?

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French physicist and mathematician.
One of the main discoverers of electromagnetism.
SI unit of measurement of electric current, the ampere, is named after him.
1775-1836

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10
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Current’s effect on a person: 0.001 Amps

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Can be felt

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Current’s effect on a person: 0.005 Amps

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Painful

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Current’s effect on a person: 0.010 Amps

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Involuntary muscle spasms

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Current’s effect on a person: 0.015 Amps

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Loss of muscle control

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Current’s effect on a person: 0.070 Amps

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If through heart, serious injury, likely fatal if it lasts more than 1 second.

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What is resistance?

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Resistance: opposes the push from the voltage source. Resistance affects the speed of the current.

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16
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What is the symbol for resistance?

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Symbol for Resistance = Ω

17
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What is the unit for Resistance?

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Unit for Resistance = Ohms (Ώ)

18
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Who was Georg Ohm

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German Physicist
Ohm determined that there is a direct porportionality between th voltage applied across a conductor and the electric current
this relationsip is known as Ohm’s law
1789-1854

19
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What happens if the voltage in a circuit increases?

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The current will increase

20
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What happens if the voltage in a circuit decreases?

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The current will decrease
*this is a direct/proportional relationship

21
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What happens if the resistance in a circuit increases

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the current will decrease

22
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What happens if the resistance in a circuit decreases?

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The current will increase
*this is an inversely proportional relationship

23
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What is Ohm’s law?

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Voltage is equal to the current multiplied by the resistance.

24
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What is the mathamatical equal for Ohm’s Law?

25
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Whats the equation if you want to find resistance?

26
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What is the equation if you want to find Amps?

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