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Topic 2- Electricity
Circuits
Circuit, PD and Resistance
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GCSE > Physics (W/ Triple Content) > Paper 1 > Topic 2- Electricity > Circuits > Circuit, PD and Resistance
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Electric
current
is a
flow
of
electric charge.
A
bigger current
means
faster flow
, a
Smaller
current means
slower flow.
Charge Flow = Current x Time
A)
Current
1
In a
series
circuit, the current is equal.
when you add a resistor
in parallel
, the overall resistance
decreases
Potential
difference
=
current
×
resistance
current
=
potential difference
/
resistance
Potential difference in a
parallel
circuit is the same across each
branch.
Diodes
only allow
current
to
flow
1
direction.
Ammeters
are added to
circuits
in
series
.
Batteries
are
two
or more
cells
In current the
electrons
always goes from
positive
to
negative
Potential difference
the
force
that causes the
electrons
to
flow
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