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flow i _a curcuit is ompiete
Mouingchatgesare usually Aegatie electrons
Theu flow the opposite way to thedifcchian of conuentig nal aurrent.
whichisshowp on curcuits as arrows poinhng alwaysfrom
posihue to negative
The acval chacges flow conuenhonsl crrent goes
this wwog" this way
Cutrent i6 not used up as ib tlos hrogh a aufCuit The total
cyrrent in a cutcut S always he sane
Cucrent iS o bit ire wnter flowiog
uwate along Re a poec Supply
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reníns to it -and just (ike water electical ausrent ina
Curuit doesdt gek use p eithen
Pateatial DlffeencA pushes the cuteat
A batey acts iee pump pouides the diuing ce to
lpush he chage arcund the Curct - called he potential di ffereco
when he poknhal diference increases. Cerentwl
flous
Ditkrent batedes different poteakal dite Sevebal ba teries3
higherpo tenbial dif ference
, clas
Kesistance acutcuit that Slows he
Resistance is. anything in
measuredin-ohms( )
aurient It is atio ot puRtal
the
Calculate esisance by Anding
diEference andcurtet
CUcreat
Kesistance : Potntal Difecene
PO Potenhial Derence Same the bigher
fs lona as the PDs the
he snmaller the cutent though
Omponek
TE electrieity Can easily taNel thtovah a
mateeial itscalled aconduchor
ib Sulator
It itdoesnt its called
ter itisat
The touer the ieaistance) the
alartrici ty of3 a n d bulb
Ea: Blb A has a resistance
resistan ce a lower
Cesistance Bulb a Bis a betk coduct
Cuoait symbals
A baltey A nahoca
An mmeera A voltmeter = -9- Aswith:
Closed a
mmetocs nmeashe CreOt
Anmeers measule electic curtent Its menSue in anps
(or amps far short)
Yo measure CAInrent throvgh anammeter
\Úaltmeres measue potenial dieence
Polenhal diefecence is nneasufed in voltu ou meosue t
by plocing the uoltmeec aCoSs SoNM thing like a bulb