Electricity Flashcards

1
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Which way do electrons flow in a circuit

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Positive end to negative end

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2
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State what is Ohm’s Law

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Current flowing through a metallic conductor is directly proportional to the potential difference across it at a constant temperature

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3
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Define potential difference (the volt)

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Potential difference is amount of energy transferred when one coulomb of charge is moved between the two points

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4
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Define power and state it’s units

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Rate of doing work / rate at which energy is transferred
Joules per second = watts

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5
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Draw a current voltage graph for a fixed resistor, a diode and a bulb

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6
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Differences between a variable resistance and a potential divider

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7
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Why does resistance increase for a filament bulb

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Filament is made of metal which is made up of metal ions bonded together in a lattice
Electrons have to pass through gap in lattice
As current increases, temperature of filament increases, more number of collapses per second
Causing lattice ions to vibrate more, making it harder for electrons to pass through collision

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8
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Why does resistance decrease for a diode

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Diode is a semi conductor
Electrons in a semi conductor are weakly bound and require some energy to become free from semi conductor
At a threshold voltage, electrons gain enough energy to become free, so current increases
As vintage increases current increases

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9
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Define resistance

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Ratio of voltage applied to a current through a material

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11
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Name one practical use for a semi-conductor diode

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Ensuring current only flows through one way

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12
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Rules for series circuit

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13
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Rules for parallel circuit

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14
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What is Kirchoffs first law

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At any junction in a circuit sum of current flowing into the junction of equal to the sum flowing away from it

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15
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What is kirchoffs second law

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In any complete loop of a circuit sum of p.d’s equals the source p.d

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16
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Calculations for resistors in series

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17
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Calculation for resistors in parallel

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19
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State the rules applied here

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20
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What happens to p.d across resistors when resistors in series

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P.d will be equally divided across them as largest resistance will get largest p.d

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21
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What is meant by NTC (negative temperature coefficient)
State difference of PTC
- what should you assume a thermistor is

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As temperature increases, resistance of thermistor decrease
- unless told otherwise, assume it is a NTC

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22
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Rule for LDR, light dependent resistor

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As light intensity increases, resistance of LDR decreases

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24
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Even though 10 ohm resistor and 50 ohm resistor have different voltage and resistance, they must have same current as they are in series so simply do 12/60

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25
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Total current needs to be found, not current for single resistor only

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28
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Units for charge

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Coulombs

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30
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Explain what is meant by a potential divider

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Two or more resistors placed in series with a power supply
To provide a variable voltage output

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31
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Skip part a)

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32
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State and explain what happens to ammeter reading when temperature of thermistor increases

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If temperature increases, resistance of thermistor decreases, so overall resistance in circuit decreases
From Ohms law, if total resistance decreases, total current increases so ammeter reading increases

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33
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What can a rheostat be used for

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34
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State what happens if rheostat slides to the right

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35
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This circuit represents a rheostat as a potential divider. State what the red arrow represents

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Position of the slider

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37
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If each strip is 2.6mm wide and 1.1mm thick, what is the area of one strip

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Simply times them together

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38
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Resistance is 120,000

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39
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Find voltage at each resistance

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40
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What is a superconductor

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Superconductors are materials that conduct electricity with zero resistance and below a critical temperature

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41
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Graph for a superconductor

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42
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State use of a superconductor

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In electrical heats to support high processing speeds
- because below critical temperature, resistance is zero. No energy is wasted as heat

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43
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What does emf mean

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Amount of energy per unit charge produced inside a cell

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44
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What is T.P.D, terminal potential difference

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Voltage measured across terminals of a cell

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45
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How does power link to the internal resistance equation

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46
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Explain what is meant by an emf of 0.7 volts

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0.7 Joules of work done by cell per 1 coulomb

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47
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48
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B
As potential difference defined as amount of energy per unit charge

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49
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Explain why when a battery is supplying a current to a circuit, voltage measured between its terminals is not equal to emf

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Resistance in battery so work is done in battery.
Less energy available for external circuits, as there is lost voltage between terminals

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50
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If there is a voltmeter connected across battery, state reading when switch is open and reading when switch is closed

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Open : emf
Closed : potential difference across circuit, not taking lost volts in internal resistance into account

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51
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Why does ammeter reading increase when a motor does more work

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More energy needed to provided

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52
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We know V = e - Ir, where e is the emf, I is the current and r is the internal resistance
Re arrange for y=mx + c
V = -Ir + e, hence gradient is -r, so A is correct answer

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53
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Since diodes are ideal, current only flows through one way and doesn’t go through both junctions
V=IR
12/60 = 0.2, C

55
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What happens to a resistance of a filament lamp when current increases, explain

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Resistance increases
Electron collisions increase lattice vibrations
More frequent collisions at larger target for electrons

56
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Is a filament lamp an ohmic conductor

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An ohmic conductor had current and voltage as proportional and resistance as constant
Filament lamp isn’t as they are not proportional and resistance isn’t constant

57
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Resistance of PQ combination increases and recieves a greater share of voltage, voltage across R decreases

59
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What is meant by potential difference

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A combination of resistors in series connected across a voltage source to meet a required potential difference

60
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Define Volt

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1 joule per coulomb

61
Q
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Total current = 2.25mA
Use R1 resistance, V = 4.95

62
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Benefit of using high value resistance in a potential divider circuit

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Reduced current

64
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Potential difference across a length of cable of 1km is 75 V. Find total power output lost by cable

65
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State signifance of critical temperature of material

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Below critical temperature, resistance is zero

68
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What is meant by a superconducting material

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No resistance at or below a critical temperature

69
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State an application of a superconductor and explain why is it useful for this application

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Particle accelerators, computers
No energy dissipation, high processing speeds

70
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Define emf

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Work done per unit charge where charge moved whole way round circuit

71
Q
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For part b) total reasistance decreases

72
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If volume is constant then length 1 x area 1 = length 2 x area 2
If length 2 is 2 times bigger than length 1, then area 2 must be a half of area 1
Sub length 2 and area 2 into resistivity equation to get 4R

78
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How does power link to work done

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Power = work done / time

83
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What is meant by internal resistance

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Work done by battery per unit charge
Or
Loss of voltage per unit current

85
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X and Y are now joined together in a wire, calculate new reading on ammeter

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12 divided by 160 = 75mA

87
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High resistance voltmeter connected between points X and Y
What is the reading on the voltmeter

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CHATGPT actually did it with A and B but could also be done with C and D

88
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Current = 2 Amps

89
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Each cell provides same amount of electrical energy before going flat. State which two cells in the circuit would you expect to go flat first

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Simplest way to explain is, Electrons in circuit will always have to go through C and D but only need to go through one of A or B

90
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Explain why current of lamp decreases between 0.05 and 0.5 seconds

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Resistance increases
As temperature increases as number of collisions increases

91
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State and explain why a filament lamp is most likely to fail as it is switched on

92
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Critical temperature
b) main property of superconductor

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Temperature which resistance is zero and it becomes a superconductor
b) a material which has zero resistance

93
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Why it benefits a battery to have a low internal resistance

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Less energy wasted

94
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Lets say a voltmeter is added to a circuit and provides a reading. Resistance of resistors stay same as voltmeter connected between resistors. They battery is changed for one with same emf and but a significant resistance. Why does voltmeter reading stay the same

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lost volts and reduced current
voltmeter has high/infinite resistance so does not affect circuit
resistance not changing so ratio remains the same

95
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explain why I-V graph for a filament lamp has both of them increasing but not proportionally as it is a curve

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An increase in current/voltage leads to an increase in temperature (more heat generated)
This causes an increase in the movement of the
lattice/ions/atoms
And therefore an increase in the rate of collisions with electrons
So the resistance increases as shown by V/I changing/V not proportional to I (on the graph)

97
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When asked for resistance in parallel or series circuit, how do you find it

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Total V / Total I

98
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As 3.5 ohms is close to 3.7, this is suitable for making the heating element

99
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Photo does not contain solution for 6.2)
6.2) no potential difference in E, so no currentin E, total current does not change so other lamps are not affected

106
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C - because total resistance will increase and due to equation I=V/Rtotal, current decreases so flow of charge decreases

119
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D - as 14 + 9 = 23
As it is a parallel circuit

121
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As temperature of copper wire increases, its resistance…

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Increases
As copper is a metal and has free electrons. As temperature increases metal ions vibrate more due to increase in kinetic energy. There’s an increase in frequency of collisions disturbing flow of electrons. Hence resistance increases as it becomes harder for current to flow

124
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Look at branch ammeter is connected in