unit 4 - electricity Flashcards
When do we get a shock?
When accumulated charges present within our body leave our body
Electrical field features, defiantion, SI unit, formula
Amount of force expirienced per unit positive charge
Region around a charged body in which its effect can be felt by other charged bodies
Vector quantity
SI unit = NC^-1
Formula = E = F/q
The direction of the electricial feidl is radially inward for negative charges and radially outward for positive charges
The field lines are always perpendicular to the surface
Coulombs law of electrostatics defination and also known as?
The electrostatic force of attraction or repulsion between 2 point charges is directly proportional to the product of their charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them
aka Inverse Square Law
Coulombs law final equation with constant
F = k (q_1 * q_2)/r^2
What is coulombs constant?
Represented with K
Constant:
Value in free space/air/vacuum = 9 * 10^9
Dependent on medium and changes with each medium
Properties of charges
- There are 2 types of charges (+ve and -ve)
- Like charges repel, opposites attract
- Quantization of charge
- Law of conservation of charge
What is law of conservation of charge
Charge can neither be created nor destroyed, it can only be transferred from one body to another
What is quantization of charge and formula
The net charge acting on a body is always an integral multiple of the elementary charge
Q = ± n * e
Q = net charge
n = integer/no. of electrons being transferred
e = elemntary charge
What is the elementary charge
Constant
represented with e
Least amount of charge that could be present on a stable body
Value = 1.60 * 10^-19 C
Transfer of charge through friction
Obstructs relative motion, generating heat between two bodies being rubbed, allowing the free electrons to gain enough energy to get ejected to a different body. With enough energy, the electrons can jump from one body to another allowing for flow of charge
transfer of charge through induction
The process of charging a neutral body by bringing it near another charged object, but there is no physical contact between the two
What happens to charges within a neutral body in induction
The charges get redistributed due to the influence of a charged object
Transfer of charge through conduction
The process of charging a body which involves direct physical contact between the neutral and charged objects, allowing for charge to flow between the objects
Electrons within insulators
Tightly held together with the atom and are not free to move around although they can be transferred by rubbing
Earthing
The process of electrons flowing from a charged body onto the earths ground
Potential at a point Formula and SI unit
Amount of work done per unit positive test charge in moving a small charge from infinity to that point
V = W/q
Si unit = volt
Charge will flow from where to where
From a point at higher potential to a point at lower potential by itslef
2 general statements about point charges closer to positive and negative sources
Points closer to a +ve source charge will be at a higher potential
Point closer to a -ve source charge will be at a lower potential
Current
Rate of flow of charge
Current flow is dependant on?
Potential difference, higher potential difference means a higher current
Formula for current and si unit
I = q/t
Si unit - Ampere
Ohms law and formula
For all external conditions such as temperature remaining constant, the current flowing is directly proportional to the potential difference applied across the 2 ends
V = IR
How does graph of OHms law look like
Y axis = Voltage
X axis = Current
Slope = Resistance
Conventional current flow
Flows from positive terminal (high potential) to a negative terminal (low potential). Always opposite the flow of electrons