Circuits
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- Created on: 04-06-16 08:57
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- Electricity and magnatism
- series circuits
- several components one after another
- you can pass through all the different components without any branches
- However, if one thing breaks in a series circuit everything else stops working
- you can pass through all the different components without any branches
- everything in a series circuit is using 1 source of power only.
- several components one after another
- parallel circuits
- in parallel circuits different components are connected on different branches of a wire
- you can only pass through all the different components if you follow all the branches
- if something breaks all the components on different branches continue to work
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- if something breaks all the components on different branches continue to work
- you can only pass through all the different components if you follow all the branches
- in parallel circuits different components are connected on different branches of a wire
- currents and measurements
- current is a measure of how much electirc charge flows through a circuit
- the more that flows the bigger the current
- current is measured in amps
- the symbol is A
- measured using an ammeter
- current is a measure of how much electirc charge flows through a circuit
- voltage
- voltage measures the difference in electirical energy
- between 2 parts of a circuit
- measured in volts
- the symbol for volts is V
- voltage measures the difference in electirical energy
- switches and there application
- is a divise used to interrupt the flow of electrons
- Binary divices
- Mainly they are very simple
- Binary divices
- is a divise used to interrupt the flow of electrons
- Diodes
- a discrete component that allows current to flow in one direction only
- polarised component
- has 2 leads
- called the cathode and the anode
- the cathode is marked with a silver or coloured band
- there are some with sensors
- if the anode is connected to a higher boltage than the cathode current will flow from anode to cathode.
- this is called forward bias
- called the cathode and the anode
- has 2 leads
- polarised component
- use of diodes
- used to prevent damage
- to other polarised components
- used to prevent damage
- a discrete component that allows current to flow in one direction only
- series circuits
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