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Charge
- Charge is conserved, measured in coulombs (1 amp second).
- Charge of an electron = -1.6 x 10-19 C
- No. of electrons that carry 1 C = 6.25 x 1018
- Charge = the area under an I-T graph.
- 1 coulomb is the quantity of charge that passes a point in a second when the current flowing through is 1amp.
Current
- Current is the rate of flow of charge. Measured in Amps.
current,
charge,
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Power
- Power is the rate of energy transfer. Measured in Watts (W).
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voltage,
current
Parallel
In parallel, the voltage across each branch of the circuit is the same because the branches are connected to the same two points.
Series
In a series circuit, the current is the same through all the components.
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