Electricity

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  • Created by: Lamchops
  • Created on: 09-01-17 06:29
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  • Electricity
    • sum of PD = total PD across power supply
      • charge negative to positive
      • PD= voltage=electromotive force
    • parallel
      • supply current greater then current in branch
        • supply current = total of current in each branch
    • AC- alternating current
      • mains electricity
      • 230v
      • 50Hz
    • DC- direct current
      • one direction
      • battery
      • 1.5V
    • Electrical hazards
      • frayed electrical cables
      • overheating cables
      • water nearby exposed cables/ sockets
      • metal objects into sockets
    • plugs
      • live wire
        • brown
        • 230V
        • next to fuse
      • neutral
        • blue
        • completes circuit
      • earth
        • green/yellow
        • safety
    • fuse
      • breaks circuits when overheated
      • 3A, 5A, 8A, 13A
      • circuit breakers
        • resettable fuse
      • double insulation- no fuse
    • P=I x V
      • energy= I  x V x t
        • E= V x Q
        • Q= I x t
    • Lamps
      • filament
        • tungsten
        • 90% heat
          • 10% light
      • tube
        • more efficient then filament
    • Resistance
      • increase
        • increase wire length
        • decrease thickness
      • resistance increase= current decreasing
      • V= I x R
    • Electrostatics
      • like charges repel
      • diff charges attract
      • friction transfers electrons
      • problems
        • dust attracts to insulators- TVs
        • synthetic clothing cling
      • Dangers
        • flammable gases/02- spark ignites causes explosion
        • electric shocks
      • uses
        • photocopiers
        • precipitators

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