Electric Charges
& Circuits




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Remember:
Electric charges come in
two varieties.


           Negative
                &
           Positive
Opposite charges attract.
Like charges repel.
Like charges repel.
How do we describe
electricity?
Voltage
 The difference in electric
 potential between 2 points.
              or

  How much the electric charges
  want to move.
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High Voltage
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Low Voltage
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Zero Voltage
How do we describe
electricity?
Voltage
  is measured in Volts (V).




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The symbol for   Voltage is:


          V
How do we describe
electricity?
 Current
 How much electricity is flowing
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High Current
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Low Current
The symbol for   Current is:


            I
Current
is measured in Ampères (Amps)
How do we describe
electricity?
Resistance
 How difficult it is for electricity
 to move through a material.
Low
                                                                        Resistance


                                                            High
                                                      Resistance
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The symbol for

Resistance is:


   R
Resistance
is measured in Ohms (Ω)
Ohm’s Law

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Current, Voltage, & Resistance