Physics-P2-Elecrticity in the Home

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  • Created on: 09-05-23 19:20
The mains electricity in the UK is what type of current?
alternating
ac
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How many Hertz Hz?
50
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How much potential difference?
230V
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How many wires make up the mains cable?
3
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What colours are they?
brown
blue
green+yellow
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What wire is the brown wire?
live wire
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This is connected to a?
fuse
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And provides the _______ _____ ______ from the ______ at _____V?
alternating potential difference from the mains supply at 230 V
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The blue wire is the?
neutral wire
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This does what?
completes the circuit
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At how many volts is it?
0V
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The green+yellow wire is what wire?
the earth wire
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This is a ______ wire?
safety
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And prevents the appliance becoming?
live
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What metal are these wires made of and why?
copper
good conductor of electricity
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The live wire however?
is dangerous if touched
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This is because the body and earth are at how many volts?
0
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If touched this causes?
current to flow through you
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Card 2

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How many Hertz Hz?

Back

50

Card 3

Front

How much potential difference?

Back

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Card 4

Front

How many wires make up the mains cable?

Back

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Card 5

Front

What colours are they?

Back

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