P3 Flashcards
How do object become charged?
Transferring electrons, with the force of friction
What are fields?
A region within which object experience a force
What is essential for the three fields?
Gravitational = needs mass
Magnetic = needs anything with magnetic properties
Electric = needs a charged object
What way do electric field lines go?
(electrostatic)
Leave positive and enter negative
Positive is the long wire, negative is the short
What do charge objects experience in an electric field?
Repulsion or attraction
What is current?
The rate of flow of charge, how many electrons pass a point in a second
What is the formula for current?
I = Q➗ T
I= amps
Q= coulombs
T= seconds
What is the symbol for a diode?
A circle with a triangle , line at the end pointing in the direction of current
What is the symbol for an LEd
The symbol of a diode with two arrows coming out of the circle
What is the symbol for a fixed resistor?
A solid rectangle
What is the symbol for a variable resistor, what does it do?
A solid rectangle with an arrow going diagonally though
Vary the resistance, and the current and p.d
What is the symbol of a fuse?
A rectangle with a line going through
What is the symbol for a heater?
A solid rectangle cut into boxes
How much charge does an electron carry?
1.6 ✖️10^-19 coulombs
What is voltage?
The measure of energy per charge
V= E/ Q
What is potential difference?
Difference in voltage between two points
What is the equation for potential difference? (Energy)
V = W➗Q
V= potential difference ,v
W= work done, J
Q= charge , C
What is resistance?
The opposition to the passage of charge (current)
How does temperature affect resistance?
The more kinetic energy the positive ions have the more they vibrate up and down. Stopping them flow, reducing current.
The greater the temperature, the greater resistance
Why does current transfer energy in a circuit?
Resistance, the higher the resistance, the more energy is transferred by the current
What is the main equation for potential difference?
V=I ✖️R
V= pd, volts
I= current , amps
R= resistance, ohms
What is charge?
A property of matter ,
Electrons carry charge
What is a series circuit?
The electrons must travel through every component,
Just one loop, no branches
How does the current differ in a series circuit?
It stays the same throughout
It=I1=I2
How does the voltage differ in a series circuit?
The total voltage is shared throughout the circuit
Vt=V1+V2
How does resistance differ in a series circuit?
It’s shared out throughout the circuit
Rt=R1+R2
What is a parallel circuit ?
The electrons do not travel through the same components.
The circuit has branches
How does current differ in a parallel circuit?
It distributed between each branch
It= I1+I2
How does potential difference differ in a parallel circuit?
It is the same across each branch
Vt = V1 =V2
How does resistance differ in a parallel circuit?
1/Rt= 1/R1 + 1/R2
What p.d is required to create 1A?
100 kw
Therefore it is very unlikely that you’d be injured by an electrical currents
What is the gradient of an I-V graph ?
1/R
Opposite of resistance
What is ohms law?
The current through a component is directly proportional to the potential difference, as along as the temperature is kept constant
What does a diagonal straight line show on an IV graph?
Constant resistance