Elelelelelectricity Flashcards
What is electric current
Rate of flow of charge
-in amps
What is voltage?
The amount of energy converted per coulomb of charge flowing
What is the equation for current ?
Current = charge
——-
Time
I = Q
–
T
What is the equation for voltage?
Voltage=energy converted
—————–
charge flowing
V = E
–
Q
What is the current like in the circuit
THE S A M E
What is the equation for resistance??
Voltage = current x resistance
V = I x R
What is voltage measured in?
Ohms
What is resistance ?
The measure of how difficult it is for electric current to flow
What is ohms law? What is voltage directly proportional to?
The current (if temp doesn’t change)
Does a bulb obey ohms law?
NOpE
What is another name for voltage ?
Potential difference
What is power?
Energy converted per second
What are the 2 equations for power?
Power = energy
——-
time
Power = voltage x current
What is power measured in?
Joulesss
What is the mains voltage
230 v