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•Combination of Resistors
•Electric Work & Power
•Kirchhoff’S Laws
Electric Circuits
Closed loop made up of at least 2 electrical
elements
Q unit Ampere, A
I C
t 1A=1
s
Charge Movement
V unit ohm,
R V Js
I 1 1 1 2
A C
Resistance
The electrical resistance of a wire would be expected
to be greater for a longer wire, less for a wire of larger
cross sectional area, and would be expected to depend
upon the material out of which the wire is made.
Experimentally,
Electric Power
Power: Rate at which work is done or Rate at which
energy is transformed
Electric Power: The rate at which electricity does
work or provides energy.
Symbol = P unit watt, W
J
1W=1
s
Electrical Energy
Home use of electric energy is based on the amount of
Electrical Power use per hour
Measured in kilowatt hours
(1000 watts per hour) = kWh
E = P X T
Resistor Combinations
The combination rules for any number of resistors in series
or parallel can be derived with the use of Ohm’s Law, the
voltage law, and the current law .
Resistor Combinations:
Series
Parallel
Series-parallel
Series Resistors
Parallel Resistors
Kirchhoff’s Laws
1. Kirchhoff’s Point (or Junction) Rule
-In any junction, the sum of all the currents coming into it must equal
to the sum of all the current leaving it. (ΣI in = Σ I out)
I1 I 2 I 3 I 4 I 5 I 6
Kirchhoff’s Laws
2. Kirchhoff’s Loop (or circuit) Rule
- In any loop, the algebraic sum of all emf’s in it is equal to the
algebraic sum of all the voltages or IR ‘s drops in it.