Electric Circuits

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