Electrical Circuits Flashcards
Current
The rate of flow of charge
Potential difference
The work done per unit positive charge.
Ohm’s law
Current through a conductor is directly proportional to the potential difference across the conductor at a constant temperature.
Resistance
A material’s opposition to the flow of electric current.
EMF
The total energy supplied per coulomb of charge by the cell
Kilowatt hour
It is a unit of energy, and 1 kWh is the amount of energy used when 1
kilowatt of energy is used for 1 hour.
Electrical power
The electrical power dissipated in a device is equal to the product of the
potential difference across the device and the current flowing through the device.
Internal resistance
The resistance inside a real battery.