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Handout-13: Topic - 5.03 Voltage

Name: ___________ _______ . Class: ___ VII __ _ . Roll: _________
Teacher's Name: _James Bastob Mondol . Subject: ____Physics______ Date: _________

Voltage in Circuits

 Know that the voltage across two components connected in parallel is the same.

 In a series circuit the voltage of the power supply is shared between the components.
 In a parallel circuit the voltage across each component is the same.

Diagram showing the behaviour of voltage in series and parallel circuits

Voltage & Energy

 Know that:
o Voltage is the energy transferred per unit charge passed.
o The volt is a joule per coulomb.

 As charge flows around a circuit, energy is transferred to or from the charge.

 The voltage is the amount of energy transferred by each unit of charge passing between
two points in that circuit.
 The unit of voltage, the volt (V), is the same as a joule per coulomb (J/C).
 For example:
o If a power supply has a voltage of 6 V, every coulomb of charge passing through the
power supply will gain 6 J of energy.
o If a bulb has a voltage of 3 V, every coulomb of charge passing through the bulb will
lose 3 J of energy.
 As charge passes around a circuit, the total amount of energy it loses is the same as the energy
it gains when it passes through the power supply

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 Know and use the relationship between energy transferred, charge and voltage.

 As mentioned above, the voltage between two points in a circuit is equal to the energy
transferred by coulomb of charge passing between those two points.
 Therefore if a charge Q passes between those two points the total energy transferred will be.

Energy transferred = charge × voltage

E=Q×V

Resistors in Series

 When two or more components are connected in series:

o The current in each component is the same.
o The total voltage across the components is equal to the sum of individual voltages.
o The combined resistance of the components is equal to the sum of individual
resistances.

Resistors in Parallel

 When two or more components are connected in parallel:

o In a parallel circuit the current splits up.
o The voltage across each component is same.
o The combined resistance of the components is lower than the sum of individual
resistances.

 Total current, I =
 Total voltage, V =
 Combined resistance = R

R=

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