Electricity
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7 percent of power generated at large central
stations is lost during transmission to the user over high-voltage lines! 1 lightening bolt has enough power to service 200 000 homes!! An electric eel can produce a voltage of up to 650 Volts!! 20 mA of current running through your body can stop your heart!!
done per unit charge to transfer a charge from one point to another (also Voltage) i.e V=W Q
Unit Volt V or J C-1
if one joule of work is done bringing one coulomb from one point to the other Potential at a point is the p.d. between a point and the Earth, where the Earth is at zero potential
Capacitance (C)
Capacitance is the ratio of the charge on a conductor
V
Unit Farad F or C V-1
Capacitor stores charge
A = area of overlap of plates d = distance between plates = permittivity of dielectric (insulator between plates)
Capacitors
Capacitor uses
Allow a.c. to flow but block
d.c. Tune in radio stations (variable capacitor) Smooth out variations in d.c. Camera flash Filtering: allow certain frequencies of an alternating signal to pass but block others
connected to + terminal and the other to terminal and the power supply is turned on An equal charge builds up on one plate and a + charge on the other This charge remains even when disconnected from the power supply It can be discharged by connecting it to a conductor W = CV 2 http://lectureonline.cl.msu.edu/~mmp/ kap23/RC/app.htm
charge {In a metal conductor it is the flow of electrons} Size of current in a conductor is the amount of charge passing any point of that conductor per second Q = It Unit Amp A or C s-1
Conventional current flows from + to i.e. flow of positive charge d.c. direct current flows in one direction in a closed circuit, it is caused by a power supply a.c. alternating current is when the current constantly reverses direction e.g. mains current alternates 100 times per second
e-
+ _
e-
is a sensitive ammeter/microammeter
V=W Q W = VQ W = VQ t t P = VI
Divide both sides by t (time)
Note:
(P = W and I = Q ) t t
Voltages in series
Voltage (V)
V = V1 + V2 + V3
Voltages in parallel
V1 = V2 = V3
Voltmeter is used to measure voltage and is always
Electromotive Force
(e.m.f.)
applied to a cct. Unit Volt Electric cell is a device that converts chemical energy into electrical energy and is a source of e.m.f. Sources
Simple
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6226504780579469841
Simple Cell
Copper and zinc plates are
eAnode Zn
eCu
Cathode
Zn
+
Cu
Zn2+
Cu2+
electrodes Dilute sulphuric acid and copper sulphate is the electrolyte Plates chemically react with the acid leaving the plates charged Copper electrode is a positive Cathode Zinc electrode is a negative anode This simple cell cant be recharged as the chemicals are used up as a current flows e.m.f. generated is 1V
Primary Cell
be a chemical paste.
Secondary Cell
Credits
www.mainlinegroup.co.uk/jacksonbrothers/5250.htm
Slide 7: Bulb and battery animation ~ David Chase Edventures.com Electric Motor animation ~ UK Motion Gallery www.bbc.co.uk/science/robots/techlab/v_rollerbots.shtml Slide 8: None Slide 9: None Slide 10:None Slide 11: Voltages in series image ~ Andrew Turner Primary School Science
http://discover.edventures.com/functions/termlib.php?action=&termid=153&alpha=c&searchstring=
www.primaryschoolscience.com/about/about_assessment.php
Slide 13: Lemon battery image and video link ~ Carol and Wayne Campbell Slide 14: None Slide 15: Battery image ~ EDF Energy
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/g_knott/elect27.htm
www.hilaroad.com/camp/projects/lemon/lemon_battery.html Note: google video player needs to be downloaded from the web page to play video clip
Slide 16: Lead-acid battery image ~ EUROBAT The Association of European Storage Battery Manufacturers.
www.mpoweruk.com/cell_construction.htm
www.edfenergy.com/powerup/keystage3/in/page2.html