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P2- Current Electricity Flashcards

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1
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Opposites..

A

Attract.

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2
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Objects with the same electric charge..

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Repel each other.

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3
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How can we calculate current?

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I= Q/t

I= current in amperes (A).

Q= charge in coulombs (C).

t= time in seconds (s).

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4
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How does an insulator become negatively charged?

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It gains electrons.

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5
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What circuit symbol is this?

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Switch (open)

The switch enables the current to be switched on or off.

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What circuit symbol is this?

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Switch (closed)

The switch enables the current to be switched on or off.

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7
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What circuit symbol is this?

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Cell

A cell is needed to push electrons around a complete circuit.

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What circuit symbol is this?

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Battery

A battery consists of two or more cells.

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What circuit symbol is this?

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Ammeter

An ammeter measures electric current.

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10
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What circuit symbol is this?

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Voltmeter

A voltmeter measures potential difference (voltage).

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What circuit symbol is this?

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Motor

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12
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What circuit symbol is this?

A

Lamp

Emits light when a current passes through it.

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What circuit symbol is this?

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Fuse

Designed to melt if current going through it is greater than a certain amount➡️Breaks circuit

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What circuit symbol is this?

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Fixed resistor

Limits the current in a circuit.

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What circuit symbol is this?

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Variable resistor

Allows current to be varied.

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16
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What circuit symbol is this?

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Light dependent resistor

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17
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What circuit symbol is this?

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Diode

Allows current through in one direction only.

18
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What circuit symbol is this?

A

Light-emitting diode

Emits light when a current passes through it.

19
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What circuit symbol is this?

A

Heater

Transfers electrical energy to heat the surroundings.

20
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How can we calculate potential difference (voltage)?

A

V=W/Q

V= Potential difference in volts (V).

W= work done in joules (J).

Q= charge in coulombs (C).

21
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How can resistance be calculated?

A

R=V/I

R= resistance in ohms (Ω).

V= potential difference in volts (V).

I= current in amps (A).

22
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Where should voltmeters always be placed in relation with the measured component?

A

In parallel.

23
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What is resistance?

A

Resistance is the opposition to current flow.

24
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What is the unit of resistance?

A

Ohms.

25
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Where should ammeters be placed in relation to the measured component?

A

In series.

26
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What is Ohm’s law?

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Ohm’s law states that the current through a resistor at constant temperature is directly proportional to the potential difference across the resistor.

27
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What does this graph show and why?

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A current-potential difference graph for a filament light bulb.

The line is a curve because the wire gets hotter for larger currents.

28
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What does this graph show and why?

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A current-potential difference graph for a diode.

The current only flows in one direction so in reverse direction the diode has very high resistance so the current is zero.

29
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What does this graph show?

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A resistance-temperature graph for a thermistor.

As the temperature increases, the resistance decreases.

30
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What does this graph show?

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A resistance-light intensity graph for a light-dependent resistor.

As light intensity increases, resistance decreases.

31
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What happens in a series circuit if one component stops working?

A

No current flows.

This is because in a series circuit, they are all connected one after the other and there is only one route for the charge to flow.

32
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How could you find the total potential difference in a series circuit?

A

Add all the individual potential differences.

33
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How could you find the total resistance in a series circuit?

A

Add all the individual resistances.

34
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What happens in a parallel circuit if one component stops working?

A

Current can’t flow to that one component, but can flow to all the other components.

This is because each component is connected across the supply.

35
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How could you find the total current in a parallel circuit?

A

Add the individual currents.

36
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How could you find the total voltage in a parallel circuit?

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In a parallel circuit the potential difference is the same across each component.

37
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How does current depend on resistance in a parallel circuit?

A

The bigger the resistance of a component, the smaller the current is.

38
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What circle symbol is this?

A

Thermistor.

39
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Why is it important that ammeters have very low resistance?

A

So the ammeter reduces the current as little as possible.

40
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The resistance of the bulb increases as the potential difference across the bulb increases. Why?

A

Temperature of bulb increases.

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