Physics - Currents, Circuits, & Electric fields

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potential difference

a measure of the electrical potential energy transferred to or from an electron when it is moving between two points in a circuit

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effects of electric current

  • heating effect → energy transferred to a resistor as internal energy

  • magnetic effect

  • chemical effect

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ohm’s law

the potential difference across a metallic conductor is directly proportional to the current in the conductor, providing that the physical conditions of the conductor don't change

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the resistance of a conductor is

  • proportional to its length

  • inversely proportional to its cross-sectional area

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thermistor

resistance varies with temperature; temp increases, resistance falls

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LDR

resistance varies with light intesnsity; light intensity increases, resistance falls

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emf

the terminal potential difference when no current is supplied

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