Schedule:

DATE TOPIC/ ACTIVITY

November 11, 2019 (TODAY)
November 13, 2019 (Wednesday)
November 18, 2019 (Monday)
November 20, 2019 (Wednesday)
November 21, 2019 (Thursday)
Electrical quantities
Electrical quantities
Experiment
Practical Test
Chapter Test: Static Electricity and Electrical
quantities
ELECTRICAL
QUANTITIES
Electric CURRENT

■ 2 things needed for

current to flow:
• Complete
circuit
• ‘push’ cell/
battery
Electric CURRENT

■ Current flow:
positive terminal ⏩ around the circuit ⏩ negative terminal

■ What is travelling?

CHARGE
– CURRENT IS A FLOW OF ELECTRIC CHARGE
Electric CURRENT

■ 2 types of electric current”

• Alternating • Direct current
current (AC) (DC)
Electric CURRENT

■ 2 types of electric current”

• Alternating • Direct current
current (AC) (DC)
Electric CURRENT
Analogue

■ Ammeter
• Measures current

Digital
Electric CURRENT

■ Unit:

AMPERE
1 𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑎𝑚𝑝 = 1 𝑚𝐴 = 0.001 𝐴 = 10−3 A
Material classifications:

■Conductor
■Insulator
 • Flow of
electrons

• Conventional
current

We follow the direction of conventional current

Electric CURRENT

■ The rate at which electric charge passes a point in a circuit.

𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑔𝑒 (𝐶)
𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝐴 =
𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 (𝑠)

𝑄
𝐼=
𝑡
Electric CURRENT

Quantity Symbol for Unit Symbol for

quantity unit
Current 𝐼 Amperes A
(amps)
Charge 𝑄 Coulombs C
Time 𝑡 seconds s
Example:
■ A current of 150mA flows around a circuit for one
minute. How much electric charge flows around the
circuit in this time?
• List down things we know:
I= 150mA
T= 1 minute = 60 s
• What do we want to know:
Electric charge flowing around
Example:
■ A current of 150mA flows around a circuit for one
minute. How much electric charge flows around the
circuit in this time?
𝑄
𝐼=
𝑡

𝑄 = 150𝑚𝐴 60𝑠
𝑄 =9𝐶
Schedule:
DATE
November 13, 2019 (TODAY)
November 18, 2019 (Monday)
November 20, 2019 (Wednesday)
November 25, 2019 (Monday)
November 27, 2019 (Wednesday)
TOPIC/ ACTIVITY
Electrical quantities
Experiment/ Worksheet
Experiment/ Worksheet
Chapter Test: Static Electricity and Electrical
quantities
Practical Test
POP QUIZ
■ In 20 words or more, compare and contrast conventional current from
flow of electrons. (10 pts)
■ Choose 5 words from the pool of words below and create a sensible
paragraph that is 20 words or more that defines and relates the terms
that you chose.
Alternating current Analogue
Direct current Digital
Ammeter Battery
Charge Voltage
Time Current
Conductor Coulomb
Insulator Seconds
Ampere
The push of a battery or
power supply in a circuit
Voltage

Also know as:

• Potential difference
• Electromotive force
Voltage

Volt (V)
■ SI unit of voltage

𝐽𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑒
1 𝑉𝑜𝑙𝑡 = 1
𝐶𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑜𝑚𝑏
Example:

A car battery has an e.m.f. of 12 V. How much energy

does it transfer to 1 C of charge flowing round the
circuit?
𝐽𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑒
1 𝑉𝑜𝑙𝑡 = 1
𝐶𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑜𝑚𝑏

𝐽𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑒?
12 𝑉 =
1 𝐶𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑜𝑚𝑏 12 𝐽𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑒𝑠
Example:

Three 12 V batteries are connected in series.

a. Draw a diagram to show how these batteries could

be connected to a lamp
b. Calculate the combined e.m.f. of the batteries
c. How much energy do the batteries transfer to 1 C of
charge flowing round the circuit?
Electrical Resistance
Electrical Resistance

■ Measure of its opposition to the flow of

electric current
■ Unit is in ohms Ω
Ohm’s Law
𝑝𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑑𝑖𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 (𝑉)
𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒(Ω) =
𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡 (𝐴)

𝑉
𝑅=
𝐼
Ohm’s Law
Example:

𝑉 110 𝑉
𝐼= =
𝑅 2200Ω
𝐼 = 0.05 𝐴
Example:

A resistor allows a current of 0.02 A to flow through it

when there is a p.d. of 10.0 V between its ends. What
is the resistance?
Current: 𝐼 = 0.02 𝐴
p.d. : 𝑉 = 10.0 𝑉

𝑉 10.0 𝑉
𝑅= =
𝐼 0.02 𝐴
= 500Ω
Current—voltage characteristics
Resistance
Electrical power

■ The rate at which work is done or energy is

transferred
■ Measured in watts (W) or kilowatts (kW)
Electrical power

𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑔𝑦 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑒𝑑 𝐽
𝑝𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟 𝑊 =
𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑡𝑎𝑘𝑒𝑛 𝑠
𝐸
𝑃=
𝑡

𝑝𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟 𝑊 = 𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝐴 × 𝑝. 𝑑. (𝑉)

𝑃 = 𝐼𝑉