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AP Physics (Algebra Based) Electric Circuits
In a series capacitor circuit, as the capacitor charges, the bulb will become ____ bright
Less
In a parallel capacitor circuit, when the switch closes, the current initially flows through ________
The capacitor only
In a parallel circuit, as the capacitor charges, _____ current flows through the bulb and it gets _____
More, brighter
For capacitors in series, the equivalent capacitance goes ____
Down
For capacitors in parallel, the equivalent capacitance goes ____
Up
In a series circuit, there is ______ current everywhere, the equivalent resistance goes ______, and there is ______ voltage
The same, up, split
In a parallel circuit, there is ______ current everywhere, the equivalent resistance goes ______, and there is ______ voltage
Split, down, the same
In the Loop Rule, sum of the potential differences = ___
0
In the Junction Rule, the current (I) into the junction must _____ the current (I) out of the junction
=
A circuit needs to be a _____ loop
closed
A resistor is Ohmic if as the voltage across the resistor is increased, a graph of voltage versus current shows _______
A straight line
Power is _____ related to the current through a circuit element
Directly
Power is an indicator of _____
Brightness
I is ______ to brightness
Proportional
Current will always go through the path of _____ resistance
Least
Current is the direction _____ charge would move, toward _____ potential. _____ charge would move in the opposite direction, toward _____ potential
Positive, lower, negative, higher
When two resistors are in parallel, it will always have ______ the current and ______ the potential difference than if those same two resistors were in series
Double, double
The resistors in parallel will always have ___ times the power than the same ones in series
4
Ideal voltmeters have _____ resistance, so no charge (or current ) will flow
Infinite
Ideal ammeters have _____ resistance, so charge (or current) will flow
No
Charge carriers are almost always in _____ motion, and when they are, the motion is random, so there is no net motion of charge and thus _____
Thermal, no current
