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What is the definition of electrical current?

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Rate of movement of charge

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What is the definition of emf?

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Force required to cause current to flow in a circuit

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What is the unit of current?

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Amps (A)

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What is the unit of p.d?

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Volts (V)

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What are the two main effects of electrical current and give 3 examples of each?

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Heating effect- cookers, irons, kettles
Magnetic effect - motors, generators, transformers

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What is the difference between a.c and d.c?

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D.c flows in one direction around a circuit
a.c constantly changes direction in a circuit

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What is the unit to measure resistance?

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Ohms

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What is the unit to measure e.m.f?

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Volts (V)

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What is a conductor? and give two examples

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A material with low resistance that allows electric current to flow e.g copper, aluminum

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What is an insulator? and give two examples

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A material with high resistance that doesn’t allow current to flow e.g plastic, rubber

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What is a semi conductor? and give two examples

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Material with electrical conductivity between and insulator and a conductor e.g silicon, germanium

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What instrument is used to measure current?

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Ammeter

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What instrument is used to measure potential difference?

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Voltmeter

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What instrument is used to measure resistance?

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Ohmmeter

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What instrument is used to measure e.m.f?

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Voltmeter

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Complete sentence…
An ammeter has a … resistance and must be connected in … series with the load.

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Low resistance
in series with load

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Complete sentence…
A Voltmeter has a … resistance and must be connected in … series with the load.

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High resistance
in parallel with load

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What instrument is used to measure insulation resistance?

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MIT 420

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What instrument is used to measure power?

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Wattmeter

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What instrument is used to measure rotational speed?

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Tachometer

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What instrument is used to measure continuity?

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MIT 420

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State ohms law

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V=IR

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State 3 causes of short circuits

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Dampness
break down of insulation
Accidental damage

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What is the function of a fuse in an electrical circuit?

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Used to prevent overloading of electrical circuits

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State 4 types of resistor construction and give one practical application of each
Surface mount technology - electronic equipment Wire wound resistance - power circuits Metal oxide resistors - electronic equipment Carbon resistors - electronic equipment
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State 2 methods of resistor identification
Colour coding Letter and digit code
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What are 4 factors that can effect the resistance of a conductor?
Length of conductor Cross sectional area of the conductor Type of material Temperature of material
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State Kirchhoffs current law
At any junction in an electrical circuit the total current flowing towards that junction is equal to the total current flowing away from junction
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State kirchhoffs voltage law
In any closed loop in a network the algebraic sum of voltage drops taken around the loop is equal to the resultant e.m.f acting in the loop
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What is the main use of a potentiometer?
Provides an adjustable voltage divider circuit, can obtain various voltages from a fixed p.d.
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What is the main use of a rheostat?
Used to control current flow
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How is a capacitor charged?
Capacitor effectively blocks direct current and stores it
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How is a capacitor discharged?
The cell is removed from the circuit and all the current stored in the capacitor is released
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What safety precautions should be taken when disconnecting a capacitor from a supply?
Ensure capacitors discharged before handling to avoid electric shock
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What is meant by the time constant of a circuit?
36
Name 5 types of capacitor commonly used
Variable air capacitors Mica capacitors Paper capacitors Ceramic capacitors Plastic capacitors
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What is an advantage and disadvantage of electrolytic capacitors?
Adv larger capacitance than other types of similar dimensions Disadv must be connected with correct polarity
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What 3 factors does capacitance depend on?
Nature of dielectrics Area of the plate Distance between the plates
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What is the definition of a magnetic field?
Area around a magnet and electric current
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What is the definition of magnetic flux? What is the symbol?
Amount of magnetic field produced by a magnetic source Unit Wb
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What is the definition of magnetic flux density? What is the unit and symbol?
Amount of flux passing through a defined area that is perpendicular to the direction of flux. Symbol B Unit Tesla T
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What are 3 applications of electromagnetism?
Electric bell Relay Lifting magnets
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What happens when a current carrying conductor is placed in a magnetic field between two magnets? and state one application
Two fields interact and cause a force exerted on conductor e.g electric motor
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What 4 factors does the force on a current carrying conductor in a magnetic field depend on?
Flux density Strength of current Length of conductor perpendicular to magnetic field Direction of field and current
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What is electromagnetic induction?
When a conductor moves across a magnetic field an e.m.f. is induced. If the conductor is part of a closed circuit the a current is induced.
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What are 3 practical application of electromagnetic induction?
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What is Faradays law?
An induced e.m.f. is set up whenever the magnetic field changes The magnitude of the induced e.m.f is proportional to the rate of change of the magnetic flux linking the circuit
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What is Lenz's law?
The direction of the induced e.m.f is always such that it tends to set up a current opposing motion or the change of flux responsible for inducing that e.m.f.
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What is the principle of a generator?
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What is self-inductance and symbol?
When the emf is induced in the same circuit as that which the current is changing Symbol L
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What is mutual inductance and symbol?
The emf is induced in a circuit by a change of flux due to a changing current in an adjacent circuit Symbol M
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What is the unit of inductance?
Henry (H)
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What are 4 factors that affect the value of inductance of an inductor?
Number of turns of wire Cross sectional area of coil of wire The presence of magnetic core The way the turns are arranged
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What are 2 advantages of a.c compared to d.c?
Easier and cheaper to generate More conveniently distributed
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What is frequency and units?
Number of cycles completed in 1 minute Units - Hz
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What a.c value is used when choosing insulating material?
Peak values
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What a.c value is used when choosing fuses?
R.m.s values
58
What is the principle of operation of a transformer?
Uses mutual induction, two electrical circuits linked by a common ferromagnetic core. Primary winding is connected to the supply of electricity and the secondary winding which is connected to a load
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What is meant by the rating of a transformer?
Is the amount of volt-amperes that it can transform without overheating.
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How is cooling achieved in a small transformer?
Air
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How is cooling achieved in a large transformer?
Oil
62
What is an auto transformer?
Part of its winding is common to the primary and secondary circuits.
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What are 3 advantages of an auto transformer over a double wound transformer?
Saving cost as less copper is needed Less volume so less weight Higher efficiency
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What is one disadvantage of an auto transformer over a double wound transformer?
If an open circuit occurs in the secondary winding the full primary voltage appears across the secondary
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What does impedance mean when referring to an a.c. circuit?
The ratio of the applied voltage to the current
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What is series resonance and state a practical example?
When the applied voltage and current are in phase E.g radio receiver.

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