S2 Electricity

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What is Electricity

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A flow of negative charges (electrons) through wires and components of a circuit.

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What is voltage

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The amount of energy from the battery/cell that makes the electrical charges move around the circuit.

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What symbols are these

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Battery, Lamp, Switch

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What is current

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A flow of electrons flowing through wires and components.

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Series circuit

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Parallel circuit

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Components in a series circuit

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They are connected end-to-end, one after the other.

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Components in a parallel circuit

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The components are connected side by side.

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Effect of a blown bulb in a series circuit

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If one bulb ‘blows’ in a series circuit, the circuit is broken and all bulbs go out.

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Effect of a blown bulb in a parallel circuit

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If one bulb ‘blows’ in a parallel circuit, the other bulbs remain lit.