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1
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Live colour

A

brown

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neutral colour

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blue

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Earth colour

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green yellow

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4
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UK mains voltage supply is

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230V a.c at a frequency of 50Hz

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5
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measured in

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voltz

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6
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How is the electricity around a home delivered?

loc

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ring main

1

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7
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ring main consists of

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3 wires

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8
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wire completes the circuit

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Neutral

Return wire

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9
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wire is a low resistance connection

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Earth

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10
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wire provides the path along which the electricity energy from the power station travels

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Live

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11
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Plastic in con

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insulator

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12
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metal in con

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conductor

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13
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Which path will current always take?

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least resistance

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14
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volts named after

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Alessandro Volta

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15
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Invented the electric battery

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Volta

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16
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Volta discovered which gas

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Methane

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17
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type of cables hazard

A

Frayed cables

18
Q

types of plugs a hazard

A

Damaged plugs

19
Q

Voltmeter measures

A

electrical potential

20
Q

Liquid hazard for electricity

A

Water around socket, as water is a good conductor

21
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What is a fuse

A

safety device that prevents electrical shock and fires.

22
Q

Symbol of fuse

A

fuse

23
Q

current is always travelling in the same direction

A

Direct current

24
Q

AC

A

flow of electricity is constantly changing direction

25
Q

How do you work our power?

A

power = voltage x current
W = V x A
P=IV
energy /time

26
Q

Why are circuit breakers better than fuses?

A

Can easily be reset by flicking a switch so are more convenient

27
Q

Circuit breaker loc

A

5

28
Q

How do you wire a plug correctly?

A

a

29
Q

Plug picture

A

picture

30
Q

What do electrical appliances do

A

Transfer electricity

31
Q

What is voltage

A

The driving force
that pushes the current around,
like an electrical pressure

32
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What happens if you increase the voltage?

A

More current will flow

33
Q

Another name for voltage

A

potential difference

34
Q

wire connected to national grid

A

live

35
Q

how I think get electricity

A

atmospheric

36
Q

create heat

A

pot candle

37
Q

Light bulb inventor

A

Edison

38
Q

What is electricity

A

physical phenomena
associated with the presence and motion of matter
that has a property of electric charge

39
Q

Energy measured in

A

watt or joule

40
Q

Why need electricity

A

Heat, compliances

41
Q

why keep knowledge

A

PROFIT keep us poor

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