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    Physics – Electricity – Notes For W.B.C.S. Examination.

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    • If the electric charge flows through a conductor, such as a metallic wire, it is known as the electric current in the conductor.Continue Reading Physics – Electricity – Notes For W.B.C.S. Examination.
    • A continuous and closed path of an electric current is known as an electric circuit (as shown in the image given below) −
    • In an electric circuit, usually, the direction of electric current (known as positive charges), is considered as opposite to the direction of the flow of electrons, which are considered as negative charges.
    • The SI unit of electric charge is coulomb (C).
    • Coulomb is equivalent to the charge contained in closely 6 × 1018electrons.
    • The electric current is expressed by a unit known as an ampere (A).
    • It was named after the French scientist Andre-Marie Ampere.
    • One ampere constitutes by the flow of one coulomb of charge per second, i.e., 1 A = 1 C/1 s.
    • The instrument that measures electric current in a circuit is known as ammeter.
    • The electric current flows in the circuit starting from the positive terminal to the negative terminal of the cell through the bulb and ammeter.

    Electric Potential and Potential Difference

    • The electrons of a conductor move only if there is a difference of electric pressure, known as the potential difference.
    • The chemical action within a cell produces the potential difference across the terminals of the cell. Further, when this cell is linked to a conducting circuit element, the potential difference sets the charges in motion (in the conductor) and generates an electric current.
    • Alessandro Volta (1745–1827), an Italian physicist, first noticed the electric potential difference; therefore, the SI unit of electric potential difference is given volt (V).
    • The instrument that measures the potential difference is known as the voltmeter.

    Circuit Diagram

    • Some defined symbols are used to illustrate the most commonly used electrical components in circuit diagrams.
    • The following table describes some of the symbols commonly used to define the electric components −
    Components Symbols
    An electric cell electric cell
    A battery or combination of cells Battery
    Plug key or switch (Open) Switch Open
    Plug key or switch (closed) Switch Closed
    A wire joint wire joint
    Wires crossing without joining Wires crossing
    Electric bulb Electric bulb
    A resistor of resistance R Resistor
    Variable resistance or rheostat Rheostat
    Ammeter Ammeter
    Voltmeter Voltmeter

    Ohm’s Law

    • A German physicist, Georg Simon Ohm in 1827, stated that “The electric current flowing through a metallic wire is directly proportional to the potential difference (V), across its ends provided its temperature remains the same.”

    Electric Power

    • The rate at which electric energy is dissipated or consumed in an electric circuit is known as electric power.
    • The SI unit of electric power is watt (W).

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