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2. Electricity
2.3 Energy Transfers
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What is power defined as in electrical terms?
The rate of energy transfer
per second
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What is the unit of power?
Watt (W)
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What factors does the power of a device depend on?
Voltage
and
current
of the device
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How is power related to energy in terms of units?
1
W
= 1
J
/s
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How do you calculate the potential difference if power and current are known?
Use the equation
P
=
VI
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What does the voltage across an electric device depend on?
Current
and
resistance
of the device
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What is the formula for power in terms of current and resistance?
P =
I^2R
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How do you calculate the power through a resistor?
Use the equation
P
=
I^2R
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What is the energy transferred equation?
E
=
P
× t
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What does the energy transferred depend on?
Current
,
potential difference
, and time
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How can energy transferred also be expressed in terms of charge?
E =
Q
×
V
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What is the relationship between energy transferred and work done?
They are equal when
charge flows
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What happens to energy as charge flows through a circuit?
Energy is transferred to
components
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How do you calculate energy transferred when current and potential difference are known?
E
= I ×
V
× t
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What is the formula for calculating energy transferred in joules?
E
=
P
× t
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How do you convert time from minutes to seconds in calculations?
Multiply
by
60
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What is the power rating of an appliance?
Energy transferred by
electrical work
per second
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What information is typically found on an appliance's power rating label?
Voltage,
frequency
, and power rating
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Why is it important not to exceed the voltage on an appliance's label?
It can cause
damage
or
fire
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What does the National Grid do?
Distributes
electricity
across the UK
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What are step-up transformers used for in the National Grid?
To
increase
voltage and reduce
current
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How does increasing potential difference affect energy loss in wires?
It reduces
current
and energy loss
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What is the role of transformers in the National Grid?
To adjust
potential difference
for transmission
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What type of current is produced in power stations?
Alternating current
(AC)
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How does a step-up transformer work?
More turns on
secondary coil
than
primary
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How does a step-down transformer function?
More turns on
primary coil
than
secondary
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