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– Electricidad PRACTICE 2 CRODILE CLIPS

Electrical Current (I)

Current is the amount of charge that passes through a conductor per unit of time.

• It is measured in ________

• To measure how much current flows through the circuit, we can use a device called __________
and we will place it in __________ .

Voltage o potential difference (V)

Voltage is a physical quantity that quantifies the difference in electrical potential between two points.

Voltage is the force or energy that "drives" the electric current to circulate through the circuit. The
receivers (light bulbs, motors, etc.) use this energy to work. The generator (the battery) is responsible for
providing this energy or force that is the tension.

• It is measured in __________
 • To measure how much voltage the battery provides, or how much voltage a receiving element
expends, we can use a device called __________ and we will place it in ______

Electric resistance (R)

All devices in an electrical circuit are an "obstacle" to the passage of electrical current. This
opposition to the flow of electrons presented by the elements of a circuit is called resistance. The
greater the resistance of an element, the more it hinders the flow of current.

• It is measured in __________

Ohm’s law

PRACTICE 1
Answer the questions using a voltmeter and an ammeter:
 a) How much voltage does the generator
deliver to the circuit?

b) How much voltage does bulb 1 use?

c) How much voltage does bulb 2 use?

d) How much current flows through the circuit?

e) How is the voltage shared between the two bulbs? Why?

PRACTICE 2

Assemble the following circuit, copy the schematic here and answer the questions:

a) Using an ammeter, measure the current flowing

through the circuit.

b) Measure the voltage across the bulb.

PRACTICE 3

Assemble the following circuit, copy the schematic here and answer the questions:

a) Using an ammeter, measure the current flowing

through the circuit.

PRACTICE 4
Assemble the following circuit, copy the schematic here and answer the questions:

a) Measure the voltage and the current across the motor.

b) Measure the voltage and the current across the

resistance.

PRACTICE 5

Assemble the following circuit, copy the schematic here and answer the questions:

a) How much voltage does the bulb use?

b) How much voltage does the motor use?

c) How much current flows through the bulb?

d) How much current flows through the motor?

e) How much current flows through the circuit?

PRACTICE 7

Assemble the following circuit, copy the schematic here and answer the questions:

a) What voltage does the battery produce?

b) How much voltage does bulb 1 use?

c) How much voltage does the motor use?

d) How much voltage does bulb 2 use?

e) How much current flows through bulb 1?

f) How much current flows through the motor?

g) How much current flows through bulb 2?

h) How much current flows through the wire back to the battery?