Circuits and Components
Physics · Year 12 · Electricity · 5.º Período

Circuits and Components

Applying Kirchhoff's laws to series and parallel circuits, and utilising potential dividers in sensor circuits.

National Curriculum Attainment TargetsAQA 3.5.1.4 CircuitsEdexcel Topic 2.3 Electrical circuits

About This Topic

Applying Kirchhoff's laws to series and parallel circuits, and utilising potential dividers in sensor circuits.

Key Questions

  1. How do Kirchhoff's laws relate to the conservation of charge and energy?
  2. How do we calculate total resistance in complex circuits?
  3. What is the function of a potential divider?

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