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BS - WK 3 - Electricity
BS - WK 3 - Electricity
BS - WK 3 - Electricity
Electricity is a form of energy possessed by charged bodies. Bodies become charged when
they lose or gain electrons.
Types of electricity
Discovery of electricity
Electricity has been discovered as far back as 600 BC, when Ancient Greeks discovered
that rubbing fur on amber (fossilized tree resin) caused an attraction between the two – and
so what the Greeks discovered was actually static electricity. In about 600 BC, the Ancient
Greeks discovered that rubbing fur on amber (fossilized tree resin) caused an attraction
between the two – and so what the Greeks discovered was actually static electricity.
In the year 1600, English physician William Gilbert used the Latin word “electricus” to
describe the force that certain substances exert when rubbed against each other. A few
years later another English scientist, Thomas Browne, wrote several books and he used the
word “electricity” to describe his investigations based on Gilbert’s work.
In 1752, Ben Franklin conducted his experiment which helped establish the connection
between lightning and electricity. Afterwards, there have been several other developments
and discoveries about electricity.
Unit of Electricity
So, we write Q = I X T
Coulomb's law states that: The magnitude of the electrostatic force of attraction or
repulsion between two point charges is directly proportional to the product of the magnitudes
of charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. The force
is along the straight line joining them.
In simpler terms, ‘like charges repel, unlike charges attract’.
Electric Circuit
An electric circuit is an arranged path-way along which electric current flows. An electric
circuit is;
1 1 1 1
= + +
𝑅 𝑅1 𝑅2 𝑅3
The potential difference p.d (V), current (I) and resistance (R) are related by the Ohm’s law;
V = IR