electricity - electric charges and currents Flashcards
name some models of atoms in history
plum pudding model
Rutherford bohr model
charge cloud model
rutherford model
what is an atom made up of
protons (positive charge)
neutrons (no charge)
electrons (negative charge)
what do you need for an electric current to pass round a circuit?
- a complete circuit
- source of potential difference (battery)
what is electric current
rate of flow of charge in wire
what is the current due to?
passage of charged particles, called charge carriers
_____ field in the ____ caused by _____ source _____ all _____ to move
electric field in wire caused by voltage source induces all electrons to move
what is the convention of the direction of current
from positive terminal to negative
symbol for charge
Q
what are electrons in a circuit
Electrons are the charge carriers that flow in an electrical circuit – from the negative to positive terminals.
unit for charge
coulombs C
charge of proton (and electron)
1.6 x 10^19 C
what is conservation of charge
no net electric charge can be created or destroyed
what is electricity?
movement of charge around a circuit - electric current
what is electric current
movement of negative charges (electrons) in a circuit
rate of flow of charge
unit for current
ampere A