Circuits Equations Flashcards

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1
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Current

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2
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Resistance

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3
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Ohm’s Law (Voltage Drop)

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4
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Power of Resistor

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5
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What does this symbol in a circuit represent?

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A resistor

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6
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Resistors in Series: Total Voltage Drop

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7
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Resistors in Parallel: Total Voltage Drop

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8
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Resistors in Series: Total Resistance

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9
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Resistors in Parallel: Total Resistance

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10
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Capacitance

formula

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11
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Capacitance

units

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Farad

coulomb / volt

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12
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What do capacitors do?

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They store charge (in an electric field)

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13
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What do batteries do?

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Store charge (in chemical form)

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14
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Capacitance (incl. area & distance)

formula

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15
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Capacitance tells us…

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how good a given capacitor is at storing charge

large capacitance = stores a lot of charge

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16
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Potential energy of a Capacitor

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17
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Uniform Electric Field created by capacitor

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18
Q

What does this symbol in a circuit represent

A

a capacitor

19
Q

capacitance

capacitors in series

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20
Q

capacitance

capacitors in parallel

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21
Q

What does this symbol represent in a circuit?

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batteries!

look for the lines of differing lengths