1. Chapter 18 Electric Currents

2. Loop Rule The sum of all the potential differences around a circuit must be zero. If you get 10 Volts at the battery…you have to give up 10 volts somewhere around the circuit.

3. Lightbulb Lab Do it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ve23i5K334

4. Electric Batteries A battery generates a potential difference by producing a separation of charge. This separation of charge occurs from chemical energy being transformed into electrical energy. In our example of our single cell "battery", the acid solution dissolves the Zinc electrode, which leaves behind two electrons upon the electrode as it dissolves, thus negatively charging it.

5. Electric Batteries A standard every day "dry cell" battery, works off the same principle as our "wet" battery above, only it uses an electrolyte paste instead of a acidic liquid. Batteries do work on charges, causing them to separate. Batteries are a source of potential difference.

6. Electric Batteries The only battery with an acceptable name is Energizer. A “rechargeable” battery is a lie.

7. Stop Finish Lab Paper Throw

8. Hudson River

9. Seneca River

10. St. Lawrence River

11. Niagara River

12. Oswego River

13. Current in a Wire In a river: How much water/time In a circuit: Current is measured in Amperes (A) Ampere = Coulomb/second

14. Practice Problem 5 Coulombs of charge pass by a certain point in a wire in a period of 2 seconds. What is the current in this section of wire?

15. Practice Problem 5 x 10 20 electrons pass by a certain point in a wire in a period of 3 seconds. What is the current in this section of wire?

16. Whitewater Rafting http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28wbI73IVvQ The filament in a light bulb is similar to the rapids in a river. How?

17. Desk Walk Do it.

18. Ohm’s Law Proportionalities

19. Sample Problem A small flashlight bulb draws 300 mA from its 1.5 V battery. What is the resistance of the bulb? How would the current change if the battery was 1/3 rd as big?

20. Stop Paper Throw

21. Plinko http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7DKxe_m1AM Things we could change about the board? Act it out

22. Microscopic View of Charges The potential difference (V) in a battery sets up an electric field. Electrons are forced in one direction by the electric field. The amount of stuff electrons run into, resistance (R), determines the current (I) in the circuit.

23. Resistance in a Wire The unit for Resistance is Ohms (Ω) Resistance in a wire is: – Directly proportional to the resistivity “rho” (Ω * m) – How bad of a conductor the wire is. – Directly proportional to the length “l” (m) – How much wire there is. – Inversely proportional to the cross sectional area “A” (m 2 ) – How thick the wire is.

25. Resistance Practice Problems Determine the overall resistance of a 100- meter length of copper wire with a cross sectional area of.1 m 2. Determine the overall resistance of a 2- meter length of nichrome wire with a radius of 2 cm.

26. STOP Throw paper

27. Sample Question

28. Electrical Power Mechanical Power was how much energy we transformed in a certain amount of time. Electrical Power is the same thing. Derive: Power is measured in Watts. Current is measured in Amps (C/s) Potential difference is measured in Volts (J/C)

29. Sample Problem Calculate the resistance of a 40W automobile headlight designed for 12V.

30. Sample Problem How much power does my roommate Brian’s bedroom light generate if it draws 0.5 amps of current and is plugged into a 120 Volt wall socket? He leaves his light on 40 hours a week. If electricity costs $0.12/kWh, how much less money should I pay in rent each month?

31. Conventional Current

32. Conventional Current Flow Much like the E field lines, current travels from positive to negative. This is our convention even though protons do not move.

33. Why do we Physics? So our house doesn’t burn down. Fuses and circuit breakers are designed to “switch off” when too much current passes through.

34. Why do we Physics? So you can get places. Maglev trains literally levitate ontop of the track. Work is being done to create “superconducting” materials which have no resistance. This will make maglev trains incredibly cheap and efficient.

35. Why do we Physics? To help people better (and make boatloads of cash) Superconductors are used in MRI’s, as well as SQUID’s. Each of these can be used to create images of brainwaves. SQUID’s are currently being used to search for oil.

36. Why do we Physics? So you can be alive…and help other people be alive. Your nervous system works using charged ions that create potential differences. Those potential differences send electrical impulses to different parts of your body which allow you move, react and function.

37. HW Due Friday Ch 18: 5, 9, 11, 13, 20, 34, 37

38. STOP Throw paper