Conservation Laws Flashcards
1
Q
Can charge leak?
A
No it is conserved as it flows
2
Q
What are the 2 conservation laws?
A
Kirchoff’s 1st and 2nd law
3
Q
What is the 1st law?
A
Total current entering a junction is equal to total current leaving a junction
4
Q
What is the 2nd law?
A
the total emf around a series circuit is equal to the sum of pds across each component
5
Q
laws of a circuit in series?
A
- current stays the same
- pd splits
- resistance work together
- capacitors work against each other
6
Q
laws of a circuit in parallel?
A
- current splits
- pd stays the same
- resistance works against each other
- capacitors work together
7
Q
What is the conservation of charge?
A
1st law
8
Q
What is the conservation of energy?
A
2nd law
