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| What is the colour range for 0-9? |
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Black - 0
Brown - 1
Red - 2
Orange - 3
Yellow - 4
Green - 5
Blue -6
Purple - 7
Grey - 8
White -9 |
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| How to get resistance from colour number values? |
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a,b,c
(a0+b) x [10(to the power of c)]
eg)
3,2,2
30+2 x 10(sqaured)
32x100
3.2x1000
3.2k
3k2 (ohms) |
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| How do you neaten up resitor vlaues |
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Try to get them to K or M and then put decimals on the other side of the letter!
K=1000
M= 1,000,000 |
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| Are materials that restrict the flow of current. |
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| Are materials that restrict the flow of current. |
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| Have a linear relationship when comparing voltage to current |
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| Has only one loop in which all elements are placed into. |
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| Current in a series circuit |
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| Will be the same through all elements and the whole loop |
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| Voltage in a series circuit |
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Is supplied by the power source and is shared between the resistors.
Vt = V1 + V2... |
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| Total resistance in series circuits |
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| A parallel circuit contains |
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| Current in parallel circuit |
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Is shared between loops:
It = I1+I2+I3... |
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| Voltage is parallel circuits |
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| Is the same through each loop! |
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| Total resistance (effective resistance) in parallel circuits is |
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1/RT = 1/R1 + 1/R2 + 1/R3
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R1xR2/R1+R2... |
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| In parallel circuits, elements or resistors are |
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Independent!
eg) globes won't blow out if one does |
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| As more loops are added in a parallel circuit, the power consumption, resistance and voltage... |
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Power consumption increases
More voltage consumed
More resistance! |
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| Are materials that restrict the flow of current. |
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| More resistors in series circuit means |
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Higher resistance'
Higher voltage
Less current |
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