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    Physics - Circuits

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    Current is the flow of electrons through a circuit, voltage is the electrical energy per charge, and resistance depends on how easily electrons can flow through a material. Power is the rate of energy transfer. Ammeters measure current and are in series, while voltmeters measure voltage and are in parallel. The current is directly proportional to the voltage and inversely proportional to the resistance. Circuits can be arranged in series, where the current is the same everywhere but the total voltage is the sum of the individual voltages, or parallel where the total current is the sum of the branch currents but the voltage is the same everywhere.

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    Physics - Circuits

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    Current is the flow of electrons through a circuit, voltage is the electrical energy per charge, and resistance depends on how easily electrons can flow through a material. Power is the rate of energy transfer. Ammeters measure current and are in series, while voltmeters measure voltage and are in parallel. The current is directly proportional to the voltage and inversely proportional to the resistance. Circuits can be arranged in series, where the current is the same everywhere but the total voltage is the sum of the individual voltages, or parallel where the total current is the sum of the branch currents but the voltage is the same everywhere.

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    Current is the flow of electrons through a circuit, voltage is the electrical energy per charge, and resistance depends on how easily electrons can flow through a material. Power is the rate of energy transfer. Ammeters measure current and are in series, while voltmeters measure voltage and are in parallel. The current is directly proportional to the voltage and inversely proportional to the resistance. Circuits can be arranged in series, where the current is the same everywhere but the total voltage is the sum of the individual voltages, or parallel where the total current is the sum of the branch currents but the voltage is the same everywhere.

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    Physics - Circuits

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    Megan Taylor
    Current is the flow of electrons through a circuit, voltage is the electrical energy per charge, and resistance depends on how easily electrons can flow through a material. Power is the rate of energy transfer. Ammeters measure current and are in series, while voltmeters measure voltage and are in parallel. The current is directly proportional to the voltage and inversely proportional to the resistance. Circuits can be arranged in series, where the current is the same everywhere but the total voltage is the sum of the individual voltages, or parallel where the total current is the sum of the branch currents but the voltage is the same everywhere.

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    PHYSICS REVISION

    ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS
    Current (A) the rate of flow of the negatively charged electrons around
    the circuit
    Voltage (V) the amount of electrical energy carried per unit charge of
    electrons
    Resistance () how difficult it is for the current to flow a result of the
    moving electrons colliding with the atoms of the conductor (minimised by
    using shorter, thicker wires)
    Power (W) the rate at which energy is transformed
    Ammeter used to measure current, connected in series with the other
    components
    Voltmeter used to measure voltage, connected in parallel with the other
    components
    Current (I) = Voltage (V)/ Resistance (R)
    Power (P) = Current2 (I) x Resistance (R)

    CIRCUITS

    Electrical circuits can be arranged in two ways:


    Series
    Parallel

    Current is the same


    everywhere
    Voltage of the circuit is the
    sum of the voltage across
    the components

    Current of the circuit is the


    sum of the current of each
    branch
    Voltage is the same
    everywhere and equal to
    the power supply

    CURRENT, RESISTANCE AND VOLTAGE


    In a circuit with a resistor (use variable to change resistance) at a constant
    temperature, current flowing is directly proportional to the voltage in a
    circuit and the resistance never changes. The resistance of a filament
    lamp increases as the temperature of its filament increases with the
    voltage. As a result the current flowing through a filament lamp is not
    directly proportional to the voltage across it instead becoming gradually
    less steep. Current and resistance are also inversely proportional.

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