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Producing and Measuring Electricity
Producing and Measuring Electricity
W Richards
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Types of Batteries
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Basic ideas…
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If a battery is
added the current
will ________
because there is a
greater _____ on
the electrons
If a bulb is added
the current will
_______ because
there is greater
________ in the
circuit
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Electromagnetic
induction
The direction of the induced current is
reversed if…
1) The magnet is moved in the opposite
direction
2) The other pole is inserted first
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Resistance = Voltage (in V)
(in ) Current (in A)
I R
An example question:
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Ammeter
reads 2A
A
V
1) What is the resistance across
this bulb?
2) Assuming all the bulbs are the
Voltmeter same what is the total resistance
reads 10V in this circuit?
More examples…
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3A
6V
12V
3A
2A
What is the
4V resistance of
2V these bulbs?
1A
Resistance
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I
Low R I
High R
V
V
1. Resistor 3. Thermistor
Resistance Resistance
Television 1891
Electric fire 1892
Electric iron 1908
Vacuum cleaner 1920s
Computers
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