Flashcards: Fundamentals of Electric Circuits — 10 cards

Electric current — definition?

Flow of charge per unit time.

Electric current — definition?

Rate of flow of electric charge

Charge conservation — principle?

Total charge remains constant in a closed system.

Charge carriers — primary in conductors?

Electrons

Series vs parallel — current?

Same in series; divides in parallel.

Series circuit — current?

Same current through all components

Parallel circuit — current?

Splits; total equals sum of branches

Sources of emf — examples?

Cells, solar cells, generators

Electrical energy use — examples?

Lights, heaters, motors

Ohm's Law — formula?

V = IR