Current, Voltage and Resistance
Physics · Year 12 · Electricity · 5.º Período

Current, Voltage and Resistance

Defining fundamental electrical quantities and exploring Ohm's law and the I-V characteristics of various components.

National Curriculum Attainment TargetsAQA 3.5.1.1 Basics of electricityOCR Module 4.1.1 Charge and current

About This Topic

Defining fundamental electrical quantities and exploring Ohm's law and the I-V characteristics of various components.

Key Questions

  1. How is electrical current defined in terms of charge carriers?
  2. What are the I-V characteristics of a filament lamp and a diode?
  3. How does temperature affect the resistance of a thermistor?

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