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Electricity — IGCSE Physics (Edexcel)
What I will learn?
- You would learn entire Electricity course for IGCSE Physics (Edexcel)
Course Curriculum
2.1 Units Used
We will learn what measuring units are used in Electricity and how do we represent them.
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2.1 use the following units: ampere, coulomb, joule, ohm, second, volt and watt
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Quiz: Measuring units in electricity
2.2 Mains Electricity– Hazards of Mains Electricity
What is Mains Electricity, how do we represent it
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2.2(a): understand how the use of insulation, double insulation, earthing, fuses and circuit breakers protects the device or user in a range of domestic appliances.
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Quiz 2.2a: Mains electricity–basics 1
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2.2(b) Mains electricity is AC voltage while voltage in cells and batteries are DC type voltages
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Quiz 2.2b: AC and DC voltages and currents
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2.2(c) Hazards of Mains Electricity
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Quiz 2.2c: Hazards of Mains electricity
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2.2(d) Avoiding Hazards of Mains Electricity
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2.2(e) Difference between Circuit Breaker and Fuse
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Quiz 2.2_d_e
2.3 Mains Electricity — Heating Effect of Current
When current flows through a resistor or any metal it produces heating effect that increases the temperature of an appliance. Examples, cloth iron, electric heater etc.
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2.3 understand why a current in a resistor results in the electrical transfer of energy and an increase in temperature, and how this can be used in a variety of domestic contexts.
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Quiz 2.3: Heating effect of current
2.4 Mains Electricity — Electrical Power
How can we calculate electrical power in a metal or a resistor
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2.4 know and use the relationship between power, current and voltage: power = current × voltage P = I × V and apply the relationship to the selection of appropriate fuses
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Quiz 2.4–electrical power
2.5 Mains Electricity — How electrical energy can be calculated
Electrical energy consumed by a resistor or an appliance can be worked out by E = V x I x t.
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2.5 use the relationship between energy transferred, current, voltage and time: energy transferred = current × voltage × time E = I × V x t
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Quiz 2.5
2.6 Mains Electricity — Difference between AC and DC electricity
Electricity is carried by currents and voltages. These are of two types: AC and DC. How they are different from each other and where they are used
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2.6 know the difference between mains electricity being alternating current (a.c.) and direct current (d.c.) being supplied by a cell or battery
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Quiz 2.6
2.7 Energy and Voltage in circuits –Difference & Applications of Series and Parallel Circuit
Electrical Energy is carried by electrical circuits. These are of two types: Series and Parallel. In this lesson, we would look at how they are different from each other and what are their applications
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2.7(a): What is a circuit– a preamble
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2.7(b): Series Circuit— currents and voltages
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2.7(c): Parallel Circuit–currents and voltages
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2.7(d): currents and voltages in mixed circuits(combination of series and parallel)
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2.7(e): Difference between Series and Parallel Circuit
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Lesson 2.7(f): Applications of Series and Parallel Circuits
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Phet Simulations on circuits
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Quiz 2.7– Series and Parallel Circuit
2.8 Energy and Voltage in circuits –how current varies in series circuit by changing voltage
Current and Voltages are varied differently in series and parallel circuits
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2.8 understand how the current in a series circuit depends on the applied voltage and the number and nature of other components
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Quiz
2.9 Energy and Voltage in circuits — how current varies with voltage in different circuit components
how current varies with changes in voltage in different circuit components
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2.9 Energy and Voltage in circuits — circuit components
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2.9 Energy and Voltage in circuits — This circuit should be used to check current variations with voltage with any circuit component and an experiment with metal wire
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2.9 Energy and Voltage in circuits — How current varies when voltage is changed across a metal wire or a fixed resistor
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2.9 Energy and Voltage in circuits — How current varies when voltage is changed across a filament lamp
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2.9 Energy and Voltage in circuits — How current varies when voltage is changed across a diode
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Quiz 2.9a–recall electrical symbols
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Quiz 2.9 current and voltage correspondence for different components
2.10 Energy and Voltage in circuits — how resistance changes current in a metal at atomic scale
What really happens to current, as a flow of electrons, when resistance as a vibration of atoms at their own position effect them.
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2.10 describe the qualitative effect of changing resistance on the current in a circuit
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Quiz 2.10 Resistance at atomic scale
2.11 Energy and Voltage in circuits — Light Dependent Resistors (LDR) and Thermistors
How the resistance varies in semiconductor materials, LDRs and Thermistors
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2.11(a): describe the qualitative variation of resistance of light-dependent resistors (LDRs) with light illumination
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Lesson2.11(b) describe the qualitative variation of resistance of Thermistors with Temperature
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Quiz 2.11–LDR and Thermistor
2.12 Energy and Voltage in circuits — how current can be shown with lamps and LEDs
The presence of current can be shown by lighting of bulb and LED. Ammeter can show the presence and the amount of current flowing in the circuit.
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2.12 know that lamps and LEDs can be used to indicate the presence of a current in a circuit.
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Quiz 2.12
2.13 Energy and Voltage in Circuits — 2.13 voltage and current relationship in metals and resistors
This section is about Ohm's law
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2.13 know and use the relationship between voltage, current and resistance: voltage = current × resistance V = I × R
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Quiz 2.13–Ohms law
2.14 Energy and Voltage in Circuits — 2.14,2.15,2.16 Definition of current
Current as a rate of flow of charges
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2.14,2.15,2.16 know that current is the rate of flow of charge
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Quiz
2.15 Energy and Voltage in Circuits — conservation of charges
Charge is a fundamental quantity that remains conserved
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2.17 understand why current is conserved at a junction in a circuit.
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Quiz 2.17
2.16 Energy and Voltage in Circuits — Voltage across parallel components
Voltage is one of the most fundamental aspect of a circuit. No voltage, no use of circuit.
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2.18 know that the voltage across two components connected in parallel is the same
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Quiz 2.18
2.17 Energy and Voltage in Circuits –V,I,R calculations in series circuits
Applying Ohm's law
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2.19 calculate the currents, voltages and resistances of two resistive components connected in a series circuit
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Quiz 2.19
2.18 Electric Charge — name materials that are insulators and conductors
Electric charges can easily be stored on insulators.
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2.22P identify common materials which are electrical conductors or insulators, including metals and plastics
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Quiz 1.22
2.19 Electric Charge — how insulators can be charged by friction
rubbing two insulators charge them
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2.23P practical: investigate how insulating materials can be charged by friction.
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Quiz 2.23
2.20 Electric Charge — loss and gain of electrons on charged object
When two insulators are rubbed they get charged. This is because one loses electrons and other one gains electrons.
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2.24, 2.26: Insulators are charged by loss and gain of electrons
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Quiz 2.24 and 2.26
2.21 Electric Charge — attraction and repulsion between charges
There're two types of charges +ve and -ve. Like charges repel and unlike charges attract.
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2.25P know that there are forces of attraction between unlike charges and forces of repulsion between like charges
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Quiz 2.25
2.22 Electric Charge — uses of electrostatic charges
Daily and Industrial applications of static electricity
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2.28 Photocopier
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Quiz 2.28 Photocopier
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2.28 Electrostatic Precipitator
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Quiz 2.28 Electrostatic Precipitator
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2.28 Ink-Jet Printer
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Quiz 2.28 Ink Jet Printer
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2.28: Electrostatic Painting
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Quiz 2.28 electrostatic painting
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2.28: Van De Graff Generator
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2.28: Lighting Strike
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2.28: Dangers of electrostatics
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Duration16 hours
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Last UpdatedJuly 18, 2023
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