Current Electricity (i) Flashcards
A coulomb is
A fixed amount of electrons together in a cloud
Charge (Q) is measured in
Coulombs (C)
Current (I) is measured in
Amps (A)
Current is the
Rate of flow of charge
Current =
Charge/time
Time (t) is measured in
Seconds
What does an ammeter do
Counts how many Coulombs of charge pass through it in 1 second
Voltage (V) is measured in
Volts
Cells and power supplies give … To each coulomb of charge
Electrical energy
The electrical energy the coulombs contain in a circuit are then converted into sound kinetic heat energy etc via an
Appliance
Voltage is
The energy per coulomb
Voltage =
Energy (e) / charge (Q)
J/C
What does a voltmeter record
How much energy each Coulomb has
When a coulomb passes through a resistor ie bulb, motor etc what is done
Work
If there is only one resistor in the circuit, it will transform all of its … Into other forms and leave the resistor with 0J
Electrical energy