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Unit 2 - Electrical Circuits Flashcards

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What does a Voltmeter measure?

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Measures voltage/potential difference (v/volts)

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What does an ammeter do?

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Measures current - in amperes (A)

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How is an ammeter connected to the circuit?

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It is always connected into the circuit

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How is the voltmeter connected to the circuit?

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It is connected across a component in parallel

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4
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What is the pd across all the cells equal to?

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The sum of the pd’s across the bulbs in a series circuit

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The current is the same whenever..?

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..you measure it in a series circuit

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What do more cells give the circuit?

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  • Bigger p.d
  • Bigger current
  • Brighter bulb
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What does more bulbs give the circuit?

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  • Lower current
  • Dimmer bulbs
  • Pd per bulb decreases
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What happens to all the bulbs in a series circuit if 1 goes out?

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All the others also go out

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What happens to the bulbs in a parallel curcuit if one goes out?

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They stay lit

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How many paths for the current in a seriews circuit?

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Only 1

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How many paths for the current in a parellel circuit?

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More than 1

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What is this?

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A cell

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What is this?

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A battery

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What is this?

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An open switch

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What is this?

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A closed switch

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What is this?

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A filament lamp

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What is this?

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An Ammeter

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What is this?

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A Voltmeter

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19
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What is this?

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LDR (light-dependant resistor)

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What is this?

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A diode

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21
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Whats this?

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An LED (light emitting diode)

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Whats this?

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A fuse

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Whats this?

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A resistor

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Whats this?

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A variable resistor

25
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Whats this?

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A thermister

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What is the current?

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The rate of flow of charge

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What is the potential difference?

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The pd between 2 points in an electric circuit is the work done (energy transferred) per coulomb of charge that passes between the points

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Resistance

A

A measure of how hard it is for a current to pass through any component

29
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What is the total resistance in a circuit?

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R1+R2 (resistors added together)

30
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What is the total pd in a circuit?

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the pd’s added together

31
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When calculating the pd, if each cell =1.5V and the cells are facing the same way what is the total pd?

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1.5+1.5 = 3V

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When calculating the pd, if each cell =1.5V and the cells are facing opposite eachother what is the total pd?

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1.5V-1.5V = 0V

33
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Factors that effect resistance?

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  • Material
  • Cross sectional area (thickness)
  • Temperature
  • Length
34
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In terms of resistance - the longer the wire?

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The more resistance

35
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In terms of resistance - thinner wire =?

A

More resistant

36
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In terms of resistance, the thicker the wire?

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The lower the resistance

37
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What does ohms law state?

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The current through a fixed resistance will be proportional to the pd across the resistor providing the temoerature is constant

38
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What is the equation for the resistace?

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R = I/V

resistance = current / pd

39
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Whats the equation for the gradient?

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Rise

step

40
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What is the use of a diode?

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Only allows current to flow thorugh in one direction so it can be used to protect electronic circuits

41
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Whats the difference between a conducting and unconducting diode?

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42
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Use of an LDR

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Can be used to control circuits as light sensors/automatically switches light etc because its **resistances changes **as the **light intensity changes **

43
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Use of a thermistor?

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In central heating systems as part of the thermostat of any circuit to control temperature because its resistance varies with temperature

44
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Whats the use of LED’s?

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  • In small scale lighting eg on electronic equipment
  • In low power lighting in buildings
  • **Brake lights ** because their long loved and very reliable
45
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Static electricity: Two like charges..?

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Repel

46
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Static electricity: two unlike charges..?

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Attract

47
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Electrons (which are negative) can move from one ____?____ to another due to ?

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From one insulator to another due to rubbing/friction

48
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What happens if something looses electrons?

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It becomes positively charged

49
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What happens if something gains electrons?

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It will bcome negatively charged

50
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What is the frequency and voltage of the mains electricity we use?

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Voltage - 230V

Frequency - 50Hz

51
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What is an alertnating current?

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An electric current that continually changes its direction

52
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Whats a direct current?

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An electric current that flows in the same direction at all times

53
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What is another source of electricity we use thats not mains?

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Batteries, these have no frequency and have a direct current

54
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What happens when a current passes through a resistor?

A

Heat energy is produced

(it can be good though eg kettle, iron)

55
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How is a point of high resistance caused?

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By damage in a wire, it can cause overheating

56
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Why are ovens etc connected by thick wires?

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So that the large current doesnt cause overheating

57
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What happens when a large current pases through a thin fuse wire?

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The wire melts and breaks the circuits

58
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Whats the equations for normal current?

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Power

_________

Voltage

59
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Whats a RCCB and how does it work

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Residual current circuit breaker

it works by comparing the current in the live and neutral wires if the icrrents are different they break the circuits up

60
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What are the advantages of an RCCB?

A

Resettable (less mistakes made by changing fuses manually)

Faster

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