chapter 34 electric current. 34.1 flow of charge potential difference – difference in potential...
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Chapter 34
Electric Current
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34.1 Flow of Charge
• Potential difference – difference in potential (voltage) across the ends of a conductor
• Conductor – a substance through which electricity can flow
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Flow of Charge
• Water analogy: Water flows from high pressure (higher position) to low pressure (lower position) until water pressure equalizes
• To keep water flowing, keep pumping water back to high pressure region (higher level)
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34.2 Electric Current
• Electric current – the flow of electric charge
–Measured in AMPERES
–= 1 coulomb per second
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Electric Current
• We use the symbol I for current.
• I ~ V• Potential Difference can
cause flow of charge
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34.3 Voltage Sources
• Voltage source – an “electrical pump” that can provide a sustained potential difference
• Can be dry cells, wet cells or generators
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34.3 Voltage Sources
• Electromotive force – (EMF) the potential difference (voltage) that provides the “electrical pressure” to move electrons between the terminals in a circuit
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Voltage Sources
• Voltage is impressed across a circuit, but charge flows through the circuit
• Water Analogy (again): Water flows from high pressure to low
pressure, but only water flows, not the pressure.
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34.4 Electrical Resistance
• Electrical resistance (R) – the resistance of a material to the flow of an electric current through it–Measured in OHMS
• Named after Georg Simon Ohm
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Electrical Resistance
• Depends on:• conductivity of the wire material
• thickness of the wire
• length of the wire
• I ~ 1/R
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34.5 Ohm’s Law
voltage
• Current = resistance
volt
Units: ampere = ohm
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34.5 Ohm’s Law
• Another way to say this law:
•V = voltage
•I = current
•R = resistance
V = I R
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34.6 Ohm’s Law and Electric Shock
What causes electric shock in the human body?
Current flowing through the body
0.07 A can disrupt heart rhythm and kill
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34.6 Ohm’s Law and Electric Shock
What effects current?
voltage and resistancevoltage and resistance
The voltage of the current’s source and the resistance of your skin
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34.6 Ohm’s Law and Electric Shock
The resistance of your skin can range from 100 ohms to about 500,000 ohms100 ohms if you’re soaked in salt water500,000 ohms if your skin is very dry
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34.6 Ohm’s Law and Electric Shock
Why is it dangerous to work with electrical equipment near water?
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34.6 Ohm’s Law and Electric Shock
In order for a shock to occur, there must be a difference in electrical potential between one body part and another.
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34.6 Ohm’s Law and Electric Shock
This is why a bird can stand on a live electrical wire and not get electrocuted.
(Notice both feet are touching the wire at ALL times!!)
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34.7 Direct Current and Alternating Current
• Direct current – (DC) a flow of charge (electric current) that is always in one direction–EX: battery-operated
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34.7 Direct Current and Alternating Current
• Alternating current (AC) – electric current that rapidly reverses direction –EX: electricity in our homes
• Rates:•60 hertz (in North America)•50 hertz (most everywhere else)
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DC vs. AC
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34.8 Converting AC to DC
• Diode – a tiny electronic device that acts as a one-way valve to allow electron flow only in one direction
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34.9 Electron Speeds in Circuits
• Electric Fields propagate through a conductor at near the speed of light.
• However, electrons are another matter:
in direct current they drift through the circuit very slowly (3 hours for a meter of wire)
in alternating current there is no net movement at all – back and forth only
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34.10 Source of Electrons• Electric power sources provide ENERGY,
not electrons!• Energy is carried by the electric field,
causing the electrons within an appliance to vibrate back and forth (AC) or drift in one direction (DC).
• Your don’t get electric shock from electrons entering your body, but from the electric field making your own electrons move.
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34.11 Electric Power• Electric power =
current · voltage
ampere · volt =C/s · J/C =J/s =watt
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Chapter 34 Vocabulary
• Alternating current
• Ampere
• Diode
• Direct current
• Electrical resistance
• Electric current
• Electric power
• Electromotive forces
• Ohm
• Ohm’s law
• Potential difference
• Voltage source