Circuits Flashcards by Hannah Fekete | Brainscape

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Requirements

A

Battery
Wires
Component

All must be touching

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Current

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Movement of electrons

Will split in parallel, same in series

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Amps

A

Measure of current

(A)

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Ammeter

A

Used to measure current

Connect in series

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Voltage

A

The energy carried by electrons

Same in parallel, will split in series

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Volts

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Measure of voltage

(V)

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Voltmeter

A

Usued to measure volts

Connect in parallel

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Ohm’s Law

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I = V/R

Current = voltage / resistance

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Relationships

Ohm’s law

A

Voltage & Current directly proportional
Current & Resistance inversely proportional

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Parallel Circuits

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Componants on different paths (same battery)

Voltage stays same - Current splits

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Series Cicuits

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Componants on same path

Voltage splits - Current stays same

If one componant stops, all will stop

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Resistance

A

Slows the movement of electrons

Reduces current

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Ohmmeters

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Used to measure resistance

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Ohm

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Measure of resistance

Ω

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