Electric Currents & Circuits AP – Ch 20 & 21
Intro Stuff Circuit? – Power Supply – Resistance
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Intro Stuff Electromotive Force – emf Maximum V of battery Current – Flow of charge
Intro Stuff
Ohm ’ s Law – States linear relationship between V & R
Intro Stuff Resistance – Says what it means e - has to ‘ fight ’ thru a wire or ‘ resistor ’
CONVENTIONAL Current ELECTRON Current
CONVENTIONAL Current ELECTRON Current
Intro Stuff Power – Same as regular P, but different
Intro Stuff Power …
Intro Stuff Wiring Circuits – Series / Parallel Parallel
WHY? C //
WHY? C Series
Quantitative Summary
Coulomb’s Law: Force between any 2 charges
Electric Field Strength: Force on test Q
Electric Potential Energy: Fd
Electric Field (av): Potential at a distance
Electric POTENTIAL: NOT a vector…
Capacitance: Property of Capacitors
Capacitance: Property of Capacitors
Energy stored in Capacitor:
Definition of Electrical Current: SI Unit - Amps
Definition of Electrical Current: SI Unit – Amps (A)
Resistance in a WIRE: SI Unit – Ohms ( )
OHM’S LAW: All Circuits Must Obey…
OHM’S LAW: All Circuits Must Obey… 12V 6666
Electrical Power: From P=W/t
Series Circuits
Parallel Circuits
Circuits w/Capacitors
EXAMPLE #1 Three 12 resistors are used in two circuits; one in series and one in parallel. What is the R equivalent of each circuit?
Series 12
Parallel 12
Series + Parallel 12 66 18