Electrical Concepts

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2 kinds of charge
Positive and negative
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unit of charge
Coulomb (C)
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Charge
the amount of electricity travelling through a circuit
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Charge = formula
charge = current x time
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like charges .....
repel
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unlike charges
attract
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Current
the flow of electrons round the circuit
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current measured in?
Amps (A)
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D.c
direct current
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A.C
alternating current
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D.C definition
when charge moves constantly in the same direction
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A.C definition
when charge moves back and forward though the conductor
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Electric field
area where charged particles experience a force
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the direction of an electric field is the direction of the force experienced by what charge?
positive
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A what charge experiences a force in the opposite direction to the direction of the field
negative
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unit of charge

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Coulomb (C)

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Charge

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Charge = formula

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Card 5

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like charges .....

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