Electricity

1.1 Electric fields and charge flow [ ……../ 25 x 100 = ….……% ]

1. An electric field exists in the space surrounding a _____________ body.

2. Draw the patterns of electric field lines of the charges below:

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

3. Like charges ___________ each other , unlike charges __________each other.

4. An electric current is defined as ______________________________________

Electric current, , (Q measured in ___________, C)

5. Electric current is measured with an ______________ in SI unit _____________

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6. Draw the symbols of these electrical items.

Cells
ammeter

voltmeter Switch : open

connecting wire : closed

bulb
resistor
rheostat

1.2 Electric Current (I) and Potential Difference (V) [ ……/30 x 100 = ……. % ]

1. The _________________V, between two points in a circuit is defined as the

_______________W, in moving _______________ of charge from one point to

the other point. It is measured with a ______________ in SI unit _________V.

2. Sketch a graph to show the relationship between potential difference ,V and

current, I for a resistor that obeys Ohm’s law.

3. State the Ohm’s law.

Ohm’s law state that the __________ that passes through an ohmic conductor

is ____________________________ to the ____________________ applied

across it if the ___________________ and other physical conditions are

constant.

By Ohm’s law, V  I , = constant [ known as the resistance ]

4. The ___________________ of a conductor is defined as the ratio of the potential

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 difference,V across the conductor to the current I, flowing through the conductor.
R=

Exercise

1. In the diagrams below, determine the values for V, I and R.

V=? 9V
(a) (b)

1.5A A I=? A

6Ω 6Ω

I = ____ R= ____

R= ____ V= ____

V= ? I=?

(c) 12V
(d)
240V

3mA A I=? A

R=? 2kΩ

I = ___ R= ____

V= ___ V= ____

R=? I=?

1.3 Series and parallel circuits [……../ 33 x 100 = …………..% ]

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1. Name the circuits below

……………. circuit

……………..circuit

2. Complete the table below.

Series circuit Parallel circuit

1. 1.
2. 2.
3.
3.

4. Has only ____path for the current to
flow.
5. The current is the ______ throughout
the circuit.
6. The component with the largest
resistance has the _________ potential
difference across it.
7. ___ current flows when the switch is
open.
4. Has __________ path for the current to
flow
5. The current is different at __________
points.
6. The potential different across all the
components is the _________
7. Current stops only in the branch that is
open. Current __________ to flow in other
branches.

8. A 8Ω resistor and a 12Ω resistor are connected in series. The current in the 8Ω
resistor is 1.5A and the potential difference across it is 12V. What is the current
and the potential difference across the 12Ω resistance?

9. When two identical resistors are connected in parallel, the effective resistance is
3Ω. What is the effective resistance if the two resistors are connected in series?