Phys102 Lecture 12 Electric Currents and Resistance
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Phys102 Lecture 12
Electric Currents and Resistance
Key Points
• Ohm’s Law
• Resistivity
• Electric Power
• Alternating Current
References
SFU Ed: 25-1,2,3,4,5,6,7.
6th Ed: 18-1,2,3,4,5,6,7
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Volta discovered that
electricity could be
created if dissimilar
metals were
connected by a
conductive solution
called an electrolyte.
This is a simple
electric cell.
25-1 The Electric Battery
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A battery transforms chemical energy into
electrical energy.
Chemical reactions within the cell create a
potential difference between the terminals by
slowly dissolving them. This potential
difference can be maintained even if a current is
kept flowing, until one or the other terminal is
completely dissolved.
25-1 The Electric Battery
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Electric current is the rate of flow of charge
through a conductor:
Unit of electric current: the ampere, A:
1 A = 1 C/s.
25-2 Electric Current
The instantaneous current is given by:
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A complete circuit is one where current can
flow all the way around. Note that the
schematic drawing doesn’t look much like the
physical circuit!
25-2 Electric Current
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By convention, current is defined as flowing
from + to -. Electrons actually flow in the
opposite direction, but not all currents consist
of electrons.
25-2 Electric Current
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Experimentally, it is found that the
current in a wire is proportional to
the potential difference between its
ends:
25-3 Ohm’s Law: Resistance
and Resistors
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The ratio of voltage to current is called the
resistance:
25-3 Ohm’s Law: Resistance
and Resistors
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25-3 Ohm’s Law: Resistance
and Resistors
Example 25-4: Flashlight bulb
resistance.
A small flashlight bulb draws 300
mA from its 1.5-V battery. (a) What
is the resistance of the bulb? (b) If
the battery becomes weak and the
voltage drops to 1.2 V, how would
the current change?
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The resistance of a wire is directly
proportional to its length and inversely
proportional to its cross-sectional area:
The constant ρ, the resistivity, is
characteristic of the material.
25-4 Resistivity
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25-4 ResistivityThis table gives the resistivity and temperature
coefficients of typical conductors, semiconductors,
and insulators.
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25-4 ResistivityConceptual Example 25-6: Stretching
changes resistance.
Suppose a wire of resistance R could be
stretched uniformly until it was twice its
original length. What would happen to
its resistance?
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Power, as in kinematics, is the energy
transformed by a device per unit time:
25-5 Electric Power
or
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The unit of power is the watt, W.
For ohmic devices, we can make the
substitutions:
25-5 Electric Power
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25-5 Electric PowerExample 25-8: Headlights.
Calculate the resistance of a 40-W
automobile headlight designed for 12 V.
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What you pay for on your electric bill is
not power, but energy – the power
consumption multiplied by the time.
We have been measuring energy in
joules, but the electric company
measures it in kilowatt-hours, kWh:
1 kWh = (1000 W)(3600 s) = 3.60 x 106 J.
25-5 Electric Power
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25-5 Electric PowerExample 25-9: Electric heater.
An electric heater draws a steady 15.0
A on a 120-V line. How much power
does it require and how much does it
cost per month (30 days) if it operates
3.0 h per day and the electric company
charges 9.2 cents per kWh?
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25-6 Power in Household Circuits
Conceptual Example 25-12: A dangerous
extension cord.
Your 1800-W portable electric heater is too
far from your desk to warm your feet. Its
cord is too short, so you plug it into an
extension cord rated at 11 A. Why is this
dangerous?
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Current from a battery
flows steadily in one
direction (direct current,
DC). Current from a
power plant varies
sinusoidally (alternating
current, AC).
25-7 Alternating Current
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The voltage varies sinusoidally with time:
as does the current:
25-7 Alternating Current
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Multiplying the current and the voltage gives
the power:
25-7 Alternating Current
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Usually we are interested in the average power:
25-7 Alternating Current
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The current and voltage both have average
values of zero, so we square them, take the
average, then take the square root, yielding the
root-mean-square (rms) value:
25-7 Alternating Current
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25-7 Alternating CurrentExample 25-13: Hair dryer.
(a) Calculate the resistance and the peak current
in a 1000-W hair dryer connected to a 120-V line.
(b) What happens if it is connected to a 240-V line
in Britain?
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• A battery is a source of constant potential
difference.
• Electric current is the rate of flow of electric
charge.
• Conventional current is in the direction that
positive charge would flow.
• Resistance is the ratio of voltage to current:
Summary of Chapter 25
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• Ohmic materials have constant resistance,
independent of voltage.
• Resistance is determined by shape and
material:
• ρ is the resistivity.
Summary of Chapter 25
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• Power in an electric circuit:
• Direct current is constant.
• Alternating current varies sinusoidally:
Summary of Chapter 25
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• The average (rms) current and voltage:
Summary of Chapter 25