Introduction to current and voltage laws in a series circuit

1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-n1pSHzdahc

2. Series circuits
29 January 2015
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3. The opposition to the flow of
current
The rate of flow of charge
How much energy each charge
carries
All components are in
a single branch
Components are in
multiple branches

6. Aims
• State the equations of current
and voltage in a series circuit
• Describe the changes in
current and voltage in a series
circuit
• Define current and voltage

10. For a series circuit:
321 IIII 
The current is the same
throughout the circuit

11. Current is the rate of flow of charge
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12. Current
The number of
Coulombs flowing
past a point in the
circuit every second.
I = Q/t
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I’m counting
how many
coulombs of
electrons go
past me every
second
1 Amp = 1 coulomb per second

15. 321 IIII 
321 VVVV 

18. For a series circuit:
321 VVVV 
The total voltage is the sum
of the individual voltages

19. Voltage(emf)
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V
I’m checking the
difference in
energy (per
coulomb) between
the 2 red arrows
1 Volt = 1 Joule per coulomb

20. Voltage (p.d.)
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I’m checking the
difference in
energy (per
coulomb) before
and after the lamp
1 Volt = 1 Joule per coulomb

21. Voltage is the energy transferred per charge
Q
W
V 

22. 321 IIII 
321 VVVV 

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