Chapter 8.3 - Kirchoff's First Law

Question 1

What is conservation of charge

Answer 1

• Electric charge can never be created nor destroyed
• In any interaction the total charge before and after must be the same
• The total amount of electric charge in the universe is constant

(Any of the above)

Question 2

What is Kirchoff’s first law

Answer 2

• For any point in an electrical circuit the sum of currents into a point is equal to the sum of currents out of that point
• Charge is conserved

Question 3

Explain the law

Answer 3

• Based on conservation of charge
-Charge cannot be destroyed

• Charge carriers at a point in given time is equal to total number of charge carriers leaving that point in that same time