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What equation connects V, I and R

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V = I R

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What equation connects R, ρ, L and A

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R = ρ L / A

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What equation connects P, I and V?

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P = I V

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What is P, units?

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Power, watts

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What equation connects P, V and R?

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P = V^2 / R

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What equation connects P, I and R?

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P = I^2 R

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What equation connects Q, I and t?

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Q = I t

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What is Q, units?

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Charge, coulombs

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From which end of the battery does the current flow?

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Negative to positive

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What does the exam board call the flow of electrons from neg to pos?

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Conventional current

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To make the electrons flow they have to flow to a ____ potential?

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Lower

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If you subtract the lower potential from the higher potential, what do you get?

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Potential difference

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The greater the voltage of a battery the _____ the current in a circuit?

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Bigger

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Something that causes difficulty in electrons flowing down a wire is called a _____?

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Resistance

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What is Ohm’s law?

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The current flowing through a metallic conductor is directly proportional to the potential difference applied across it at a constant temp

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V is directly proportional to _?

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I

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17
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What is an Ammeter used to measure?

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Current

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18
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What is an Ammeter always connected in?

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Series

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What is a Voltmeter used to measure?

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Potential difference

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What is a voltmeter always connected in?

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Parallel

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What is the definition of potential difference?

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The potential difference between two points is the amount of energy transformed when one coulomb of charge is moved between the two points

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What is the equation that connects W, Q and V?

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W = Q V

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In a series circuit the current in that particular circuit will be the ____ at every point in the circuit.

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Same

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In a series circuit the p.d across each resistor is ____?

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Different

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In a series circuit the p.d across each resistor is ____?
Different
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What does the p.d all add up to in a circuit?
The battery voltage
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In a series circuit V = __________?
V1 + V2 + V3`
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In a parallel circuit the p.d across each branch in that particular circuit will be ____?
Same
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In a parallel circuit the current in each branch may be _____?
Different
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In a parallel circuit all the currents add up to the ________?
Supply Current
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In parallel I =
I1 + I2 + I3
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What is Kirchoff's first law?
At any junction in a circuit the sum of the current flowing into the junction is equal to the sum of the current flowing away from it
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What is Kirchoff's second law?
In any complete loop of a circuit the sum of the sum of p.d's equals the source p.d
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In a series circuit what does Rtotal = ?
R1 + R2 + R3
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In a parallel circuit what does 1/Rtotal = ?
1/R1 + 1/R2 + 1/R3
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What is the equation that connects W, Q and V?
W = Q V
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What is W, unit?
Work done, joules
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What is the equation that connects W, P and t?
W = P t
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When a current flows through a circuit some energy is transformed into ____?
Heat
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When 2+ resistors are connected in series the total p.d is _____ between them
Divided
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In a series circuit the largest resistor has the _______ p.d across it
Largest
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In a series circuit the individual p.ds are the ____ as the power supply
Same
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What does the current/voltage graph look like for a resistor?
Straight line through origin to the right, directly proportional
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What does the current/voltage graph look like for a filament lamp?
S shape, to the right, intersecting origin
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What does the current/voltage graph look like for a diode?
Flat then curved up in the upper right quadrant
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What is the quantity that describes how restive a material is?
Resistivity
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What does EMF stand for?
Electromotive force
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Define EMF
The E.M.F of a cell is the voltage across the terminals of a cell when no current is flowing through it
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What is the internal resistance (r)?
The resistance of the cell itself
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How is internal resistance represented in a circuit diagram?
As a circle with r in it around the cell
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Define electric current
The rate of flow of charge in a wire or component
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What is a superconductor?
A wire or device that is made of a material that has 0 resistivity and below a critical temp
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When would a superconductor lose its superconductivity?
If it's temp is raised above critical temp
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What are superconductors used to make?
High power electromagnets, used in MRI scanners and particle accelerators
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What components can we see in potential divider circuits?
Variable resistors, thermistors, LDRs
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What can we use potential divider circuits for?
Control of light levels, control of temp
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Define terminal p.d.
T.P.D is the voltage that a cell has when current is flowing through it and an external resistor
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What is the equation connecting ℰ, I, R and r?
ℰ = I (R + r)
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What is ℰ, units?
EMF, J/C
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What is the expanded form of ℰ = I (R + r)?
ℰ = IR + Ir
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What is Ir?
P.d across internal resitor
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What is Ir sometimes referred to as?
Lost volts
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Vout = ?
Vin x R2 / R1 + R2
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What is a regular thermistor called?
Negative temperature coefficient
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What happens as temp decreases for a NTC thermistor?
Resistance increases
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Why would we use a steel core for cables?
Increase mechanical strength
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P.d is proportional to what?
R
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Sum of p.d = ?
EMF
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As light decreases LDR resistance ...?
Increases
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More power dissipates in what circuits, why?
Parallel, smallest R
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Is the coulomb an SI unit?
No
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Resolution is what?
The smallest dectectable change by a measuring system
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What is precision?
Number of d.p
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Define potential divider circuit
A combination of resistors in series connected across a voltage source (to produce a required pd)

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