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Foundations of Physics
Unit 7, Chapter 19
Unit 7: Electricity and Magnetism
Chapter 19 Electricity
Key Question:
How does current move
through a circuit?
In practical electricity,
we still label current
flowing from plus to
minus or HIGH voltage
to LOW voltage.
Current can't be
measured unless the
charges flow through
the meter.
19.2 Current is a flow of charge
19.3 Electrical Resistance and Ohm’s
Law
Key Question:
How are voltage, current, and resistance related?
Resistance is
measured in ohms
(W).
One ohm is the
resistance when a
voltage of 1 volt is
applied with a
current of 1 amp.
19.3 Ohm's law
German physicist Georg Ohm
experimented with circuits to
find an exact mathematical
relationship between voltage,
current and resistance.
Ohm's law can be used to
predict any one of the three
variable if given the other
two.
19.3 Calculate current