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IGCSE Physics Summary of Chapters 18-19
IGCSE Physics Summary of Chapters 18-19
IGCSE Physics Summary of Chapters 18-19
ELECTRIC
CIRCUITS
ENTER
TABLE OF CONTENTS OF PART 2
01 01.CIRCUIT 02.COMBINATION
COMPONENTS OF RESISTORS
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03
04
03.ELECTRONIC
CIRCUITS
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02
01.
03 CIRCUIT COMPONENTS
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CIRCUIT COMPONENTS
THERMISTOR RELAY DIODES
Components that allow
They are a kind of resistor It is a switch that through
electric current to flow in
01 which increases or an electromagnet opens
one direction only.
decreases the resistance in and closes the switchof a
Some diodes also emit a
a circuit when temperature second circuit(often with a
02 changes. high voltage).
light, they are light-
emitting diodes(LED)
03
04
01
02.
02
COMBINATION OF
03
04
RESISTORS
01
In series In parallel
02
+
R=R₁+R₂+R₃
03
The current from the source is
The current is the same at all greater than the current through
04 points of a circuit. either resistor
Other For circuits in parallel:
01
formulas:
02 I=I₁+I₂+I₃
03
04
For circuits in series:
03 ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
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03
High voltage, called ON and referred to with 1;
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MARS JUPITER
03 Despite being red, It’s a gas giant and the
Mars is a cold place biggest planet
04