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1
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What is charge?

A

Property of a particle, that can be positive or negative.

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2
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What is charge measured in?

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Coulombs, C

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3
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What is the equation for current?

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I = Q/t
Or
Current= Change in charge / Change in Time

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4
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What is the charge of an electron?

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1.6x10^-19 coulombs

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5
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What is one coloumb defined as?

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The amount of charge transferred by a current of 1 amp in one second.

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6
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What is drift velocity?

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The average velocity of an electron in the direction of current.

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7
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The prefix ‘G’ means?

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Giga (x1,000,000,000 or 10^9)

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The prefix ‘k’ means?

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Kilo ( x 1000 or 10^3 )

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The prefix ‘m’ means?

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Milli ( ÷ 1000 or 10^-3)

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The prefix ‘μ’ means?

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Micro (÷ 1,000,000 or 10^-6)

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The prefix ‘n’ means?

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Nano (÷1,000,000,000 or 10^-9)

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The prefix ‘p’ means?

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Pico (÷1,000,000,000,000 or 10^-12)

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13
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What is voltage?

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A measure of the amount of energy a component transfers per unit charge.

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14
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What is the difference between electromotive force and potential difference?

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E.M.F Supplies energy

P.D Uses energy

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Sum of p.d and e.m.f is always….

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Equal

(due to the conservation of energy)

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16
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What is an electron Volt?

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1.6x10^-19
Charge of electron when passing through a p.d of one volt

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17
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What causes resistance?

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Charge carriers (ie. electrons) colliding with lattice ions and being scattered.

18
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Equation for resistance?

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resistance = PD/current

19
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What is Ohm’s Law?

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Current through an (ohmic) conductor is directly proportional to the potential difference across it.

Providing temperature remains constant.

20
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What does the IV graph look like for an ohmic conductor?

A

Positive linear graph

21
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What is resistivity?

A

Property of a material, measuring its resisting power.

22
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Equation for resistivity?

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R=pl/A

23
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How does increasing the cross-sectional area of a conductor affect its resistance?

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The larger the cross-sectional area of a conductor, the lower its resistance, assuming all other factors remain the same.

24
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How does it increasing the length of a conductor affect resistance?

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The longer the conductor, the higher the resistance. Assuming all other factors stay the same.

25
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What equation links the number of charge carriers in a metal, along with drift velocity, to the current flow?

A

I=nqvA

26
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What is a semiconductor?

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A component that can change its resistance based on external factors.

27
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Give two examples of semi conductors and what they’re sensitive too.

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  1. LDRs are sensitive to light
  2. Thermistors are sensitive to temperature
28
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Describe how the resistance of a thermistor changes as the temp decreases

A

As the temp decreases, the resistance increases.

29
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Describe how the resistance of an LDR changes as the light intensity increases.

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As light intensity increases, resistance decreases.

30
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How many loops can current take in a series circuit?

A

One

31
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Does current differ at different points around a series circuit?

A

No

32
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Does current differ at different points around a parallel circuit?

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*Current splits at each point that it encounters a junction
*It splits in inverse proportion to the resistance along each path.
*The sum of all the currents on each path will add up to the original current from the battery.

This is due to the conservation of charge.

33
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In parallel branches, what must the sum on voltages add up to?

A

They must be equal.

34
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What rules does the conservation of energy cover in circuits?

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*e.m.fs around a series circuit will add up, accounting for their directions.

*The sun of p.ds across components in a series circuit will be equal to the sum of e.m.fs

*In any parallel branches of a circuit, the sum of the voltages must be equal.

35
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Resistors in series- derivation

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Across resistors:
Vtot = V1 + V2+V3. (CoE)

As V=IR, and current is the same for all components around a circuit.
So:
IRtot= IR1+ IR2 +IR3. (CoC)
Rtot=R1+ R2 +R3

36
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What is current?

A

Rate of flow of charge, per unit charge.

37
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What’s the principle of charge conservation?

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States that the total electric charge in a closed loop does not change.

38
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What is Kirchoff’s first law?

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The total current flowing into a junction is equal to the current flowing out of that junction.

39
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Kirchoffs Second Law

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The sum of the e.m.f.s is equal to the sum of the p.d.s in a closed loop (a form of conservation of energy).

40
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What is Power defined as

A

The rate of energy transferred.
P=VI

41
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What is internal resistance?

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Caused by electrons colliding with atoms inside a battery, so energy is lost before electrons leave the battery.

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