Basic Components
and Electric Circuits
Fig. 2.1
User Note:
Fig. 2.12
Fig. 2.19
Fig. 2.20
Fig. 2.23
Ohms Law
TheSIunitofchargeisthecoulomb(C).
Currentistherateofflowofchargepastapoint.
TheSIunitofcurrentistheampere(A)orinformallyamp.
Oneampereisonecoulombpersecond.
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Voltage
Voltageisameasureoftheamountofenergyrequiredtomove
aquantityofchargefromonepointinacircuittoanother.If
theexpenditureofonejouleofenergyisrequiredtomoveone
coulombofchargefrompointAinacircuittopointB,then
pointAisonevolthigherinvoltagethanpointB.Theunitof
voltageisthevolt(V)andonevoltisonejoulepercoulomb.
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Symbol for an
independent current
source.
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Ohms Law
v = i R
or
v
i =
R
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Risresistancetocurrentflow.Ahigherresistancemeansmore
power(highervoltage)isrequiredtocauseagivencurrenttoflow.
Theunitofresistanceistheohm