Chapter 4 - Electric Circuits

potential difference

potential difference

The ________ across the capacitor equals the voltage of the devices parallel to the capacitor.

Resistance

________ is a property of the circuit that resists the current.

Ammeters

________ work by putting them in series with resistors (current is constant for resistors in series)

Ohmic

An ________ circuit part is a circuit part (resistor or capacitor) that maintains the same resistance when the voltage across it or current through it changes- resistance is constant.

volt of potential difference

Capacitance is how much charge a capacitor can hold for each ________.

Internal resistance

________ is measured by hooking a battery up to a resistor and plotting the terminal voltage of the battery as a function of the current through the battery.

Voltmeters

________ work by putting them parallel to parallel resistors.

electrical energy

Power is the rate at which ________ is converted to heat energy.

+terminal

The ________ has a higher electric potential.

RC Circuit

An ___________ is a circuit containing resistor (s) and capacitor (s)

Junction Rule

The ____________ states that the current entering and leaving a junction is equal.

Current

___________ is the amount of charge passing a point in a given time period

Batteries

__________ create currents using a difference in potential

Resistance

______________ is a property of the circuit that resists the current

Power

__________ is the rate at which electrical energy is converted to heat energy

Loop Rule

The _________ states that in a closed loop, the sum of the voltages is 0

Capacitors

_______ are two parallel metal plates separated by either air or dielectric material

Capacitance

___________ is how much charge a capacitor can hold for each volt of potential difference