P5 Electric circuits

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  • P5 Electric circuits
    • Motors
      • Electric motors transfer electrical energy to kinetic energy using magnets and a coil of wire.
        • e.g. DVD player turns the disk using a motor.
        • You can use Fleming's left hand rule to find the direction of the current, direction of the force and the magnetic field.
          • Motors
            • Electric motors transfer electrical energy to kinetic energy using magnets and a coil of wire.
              • e.g. DVD player turns the disk using a motor.
              • You can use Fleming's left hand rule to find the direction of the current, direction of the force and the magnetic field.
              • If the wire carrying the current is perpendicular to the magnetic field, then it will experience a force.
                • The direction of the current can be reversed using a commutator. The speed can be increased by increasing the strength of the magnetic field.
        • If the wire carrying the current is perpendicular to the magnetic field, then it will experience a force.
          • The direction of the current can be reversed using a commutator. The speed can be increased by increasing the strength of the magnetic field.
      • An electric current (measured in Amps, A) is a flow of charge around a circuit.
        • The size of a current depends on the voltage (the push) and the resistance. Voltage is measured in Volts, V.
          • Resistance in a circuit reduces the amount of current passing through because there are more obstacles to stop the electrons passing through freely.
            • If the resistance is higher, the current is smaller but the voltage is bigger. This is due to a bigger push needed for the voltage and less electrons being able to pass through easily.
              • An electric current (measured in Amps, A) is a flow of charge around a circuit.
                • The size of a current depends on the voltage (the push) and the resistance. Voltage is measured in Volts, V.
                  • Resistance in a circuit reduces the amount of current passing through because there are more obstacles to stop the electrons passing through freely.
                    • If the resistance is higher, the current is smaller but the voltage is bigger. This is due to a bigger push needed for the voltage and less electrons being able to pass through easily.
                      • Resistance is measured in Ohms, ?
                      • Resistance = voltage/curent
              • Resistance is measured in Ohms, ?
              • Resistance = voltage/curent
        • Static electricity
          • Some insulating materials can become electrically charged. When they are rubbed together, one of them loses electrons so becomes positively charged and the other gains electrons to become negatively charged.
            • Static electricity only happens when the two charges are different so will attract each other. if they are the same they will repel each other.
          • Static electricity allows things to stick to others if they have opposite charges.
          • Static electricity only allows insulators to work but not conductors. This is because the electrons in metals are free to move.

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      The layout for this is quite hard to read but the text is good

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