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Electrical Circuits
Electrical Circuits
S.MORRIS 2006
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The CELL
The cell stores chemical energy and transfers it to
+
-
cell wires
switch lamp
A
measuring current
This is how we draw an ammeter in a circuit.
A A
PARALLEL CIRCUIT
2 2
• current is shared A A
1
between the A
components 1
A
copy the following circuits and fill in the
missing ammeter readings.
4 3 3
? ?
A A A
1
?
4 A
?
A
4 1
A A
1
?
A
measuring voltage
The ‘electrical push’ which the cell gives to the current
is called the voltage. It is measured in volts (V) on a
voltmeter
V
measuring voltage
Different cells produce different voltages. The
bigger the voltage supplied by the cell, the bigger the
current.
V
V
SERIES CIRCUIT PARALLEL CIRCUIT
measuring voltage
V V
V
series circuit
• voltage is shared between the components
3
V
1 1
. .
5 5
V V
parallel circuit
• voltage is the same in all parts of the circuit.
3
V
3
V
3
V
measuring current & voltage
a)
6
4 V
A
A
V V
A
measuring current & voltage
b)
6
4 V
A A
V
A
answers
a) b)
6
6 4 V 4
V A A
6
4 4 V
A A
3 3 2
V V A
4
6
A
V
2
A