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Lesson 2.4
Key Concepts
What is Ohms law?
What are the basic features of an electric circuit?
Ohms Law
The relationship among resistance, voltage, and
current is summed up in Ohms law.
V
I R
Ohms Law
The relationship can be represented by the following
equation: where R is used to represent resistance I to represent current and V to represent voltage.
Ohms Triangle
You can use the formula to see how changes in
resistance, voltage, and current are related.
Key Concepts
What is Ohms law?
What are the basic features of an electric circuit?
Basic Features
All electric circuits have the same basic features.
1. Have devices that are run by electric energy. 2. Has a source of electrical energy. 3. Connected by conducting wires.
1st Devices
First, circuits have devices that are run by electrical
energy.
2nd Source
Second, a circuit has a source of electrical energy.
Batteries, generators, and electric plants all supply
energy to circuits.
3rd Connected
Third, electric circuits are connected by conducting
wires.
Extras A Switch
A switch is often included in a circuit to control the flow
of charge through the circuit.
Key Concepts
What is Ohms law?
What are the basic features of an electric circuit?
Series Circuit
If all parts of an electric circuit are connected one after
another along one path, the circuit is called a series circuit.
Disadvantage
A series circuit is very simple to design and build, but a
series circuit has disadvantages.
Disadvantage
Another disadvantage is that adding lights to a series
circuit will make other lights in the circuit dimmer.
Key Concepts
What is Ohms law?
What are the basic features of an electric circuit?
Parallel Circuit
In a parallel circuit, the different parts of the circuit are
on separate branches.
Advantage
If one light goes out in a parallel circuit, the other lights
in the circuit will remain lit because there is still current in the other branches.
Advantage
When branches are added to a parallel circuit, the
overall resistance actually decreases because the current has more paths to follow.
Voltmeter
A voltmeter is a device used to measure voltage.
The circuits in homes are parallel circuits. The voltage in most household circuits is 120 volts
(North America) and 220 volts (Kuwait).
Key Concepts
What is Ohms law?
What are the basic features of an electric circuit?
a) If one light goes out, the other lights will remain lit.
a) If one light goes out, the other lights will remain lit.