Elelelelelectricity Flashcards

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1
Q

What is electric current

A

Rate of flow of charge

-in amps

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2
Q

What is voltage?

A

The amount of energy converted per coulomb of charge flowing

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3
Q

What is the equation for current ?

A

Current = charge
——-
Time

I = Q

T

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4
Q

What is the equation for voltage?

A

Voltage=energy converted
—————–
charge flowing

V = E

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5
Q

What is the current like in the circuit

A

THE S A M E

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6
Q

What is the equation for resistance??

A

Voltage = current x resistance

V = I x R

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7
Q

What is voltage measured in?

A

Ohms

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8
Q

What is resistance ?

A

The measure of how difficult it is for electric current to flow

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9
Q

What is ohms law? What is voltage directly proportional to?

A

The current (if temp doesn’t change)

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10
Q

Does a bulb obey ohms law?

A

NOpE

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11
Q

What is another name for voltage ?

A

Potential difference

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12
Q

What is power?

A

Energy converted per second

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13
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What are the 2 equations for power?

A

Power = energy
——-
time

Power = voltage x current

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14
Q

What is power measured in?

A

Joulesss

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15
Q

What is the mains voltage

A

230 v

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16
Q

What is the frequency o the mains?

A

50 Hz

17
Q

What do fuses do?

A

Prevent a current which is too large from flowing