current electricity. why did the electron cross the road? or, why do electrons move in the wire when...
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Current Electricity
Why did the electron cross the road?
Or, why do electrons move in the wire when terminals are connected?
Electric Circuits
•Conductor forms closed loop from/to battery•Charges lose PE
Potential Difference (voltage)
•Change in PE as charge moves in circuit
•Variable - V•Unit – volt
Current
•Rate charges move•Variable - I•Unit – Amp (A)
Resistance
•Caused by internal friction
•Variable – R•Unit -
Example
•60 W bulb•100 W bulb
•Which has more resistance?
Which wire has greater resistance?
•Longer vs. shorter
•Thicker vs. thinner
Vocabulary Review
•Potential difference •Current•Resistance
Circuit Diagram
•Standard way to draw circuits
Battery
Resistor
Bulb
Switch
In your notes…
•Draw a series circuit with a resistor, a light bulb, and a switch
In your notes…
•Draw a parallel circuit with two branches (one bulb in each) and a switch
Series Circuits
•One path for current flow
Parallel Circuits
•Multiple paths for current flow
Ohm’s Law
•V = I R
1/14/15
•Review Ohm’s law problems
•Power quick notes and problems
•Magnet lab
Ohm’s Law Problems
•Handout and equation triangle
•Calculator•Pencil
Get now…
•Textbook•Composition book
Electric Power
•Rate at which electrical work is done
•P = IV•Unit – watt
Electric Power Problems
•Textbook page 189•16 - 18
Magnet Lab