electromotive force and circuits for a conductor to have a steady current, it must be a closed loop...
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Electromotive Force and Circuits
For a conductor to have a steady current, it must be a closed loop path
If charge goes around a complete circuit and returns to a starting point – potential energy does not change
As charges move through the circuit they loose their potential energy due to resistance
“Electromotive force” (emf, ε) is produced by a battery or a generator and acts as a “charge
pump”. It moves charges uphill and is equal to the potential difference across such a device under open-circuit conditions (no current). In
reality, batteries have some internal resistance.
Emf is measured in Volts (so it is not a “force” per say, but potential difference)
Sources of emf – batteries, electric generators, solar cells, fuel cells
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Example: What are voltmeter and ammeter readings?
We measure currents
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An ideal ammeter would have a zero
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We measure voltages with voltmeters
An ideal voltmeter would have an infinite
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Examples
Bulb B is taken away, will the bulb A glow differently?
Which bulb glows brighter?
Which bulb glows brighter?
Potential changes around the circuit
Potential gain in the battery
Potential drop at all resistances
In an old, “used-up” battery emf is nearly the same, but internal resistanceincreases enormously
Electrical energy and power
Chemical energy → Electric potential energy → Kinetic energy of charge carriers →
Dissipation/Joule heat (heating the resistor through collisions with its atoms)
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Circuits in Series
•Resistance (light bulbs) on same path•Current has one pathway - same in every part of the circuit•Total resistance is sum of individual resistances along path•Current in circuit equal to voltage supplied divided by total resistance•Sum of voltages across each lamp equal to total voltage•One bulb burns out - circuit broken - other lamps will not light (think of
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•Bulbs connected to same two points of electrical circuit•Voltage same across each bulb•Total current divides among the parallel branches - equals sum of current in each branch - current in each branch inversely proportional to resistance of branch•Overall resistance of circuit lowered with each additional branch•Household wiring (and new Christmas light strings) designed in parallel - too many electrical devices on - too much current - trip fuse/breaker
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Kirchhoff’s rules
To analyze more complex (steady-state) circuits:
1. For any junction: Sum of incoming currents equals to sum of outgoing currents
(conservation of charge)
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2. For any closed circuit loop: Sum of the voltages across all elements of the loop is zero
(conservation of energy)
Valid for any close loop
- The number of independent equations will be equal to the number of unknown currents
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